The Federal Government and petrol
marketers on Friday agreed to put an end to Nigeria’s fuel scarcity
problems before the close of business next week Saturday.
The Punch had reported exclusively that
the government would meet with the marketers on Friday in a bid to
address the prolonged fuel scarcity problems.
The meeting, which was well attended by
stakeholders in the sector, had top officials from the Major Oil
Marketers Association of Nigeria, Independent Petroleum Marketers
Association of Nigeria, Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers
Association of Nigeria, Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, and the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
Others
were heads from the Department of Petroleum Resources, Petroleum
Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, Petroleum Equalisation Fund and the
Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
Reading out the resolution reached after
the meeting which lasted for several hours at the headquarters of the
petroleum ministry, the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Taiye Haruna, said it
was agreed that the PPMC, as well as marketers, should increase the
level of product supply across the country.
“We have also agreed that efforts be made
to clear these long queues before the end of June 13, 2015, that is
next week,” he said.
Source: Punchng
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