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.
http://www.punchng.com/news/fg-marketers-
agree-to-end-fuel-scarcity-next-week/
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