Scarcity: Ondo State Government Vows To Deal With Filling Stations Hoarding Fuel

ADVERTISE HERE

ADVERTISE HERE

Following the scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit (also known as petrol) in Ondo State, the state government has vowed to sanction any petrol station that hoards the product.

For the past two days,
the state capital, Akure and many towns across the state have been
experiencing the scarcity of petrol as many filling stations were
alleged to be hoarding the product in order to create artificial
scarcity and make more money.

It was observed that most of the
petrol stations owned by the independent marketers were not selling the
product but only the stations of the major marketers that were selling
amid long queues.

To this end, the state government, through the
Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Special duties
and Strategy, Dr Doyin Odebowale, said it would deal decisively with
any petrol dealer that made life difficult for the citizens by hoarding
the product

Adebowale, while reacting to the emergence of
queues at the filling stations in some parts of state on Sunday, in a
statement, alleged that it was a plot by some marketers to cheat the
public, saying the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation had emphasised
that there was no good reason for scarcity

The statement read in
part, “The Ondo State Government views, with grave concern, the latest
attempt by some unscrupulous persons to create panic through the
hoarding of PMS.

“This assault on decency is coming at a time
when the NNPC continues to reiterate facts on the availability of the
product. Nigerians have been assured of regular supply of the product
and this government has no reason to disbelieve the organisation.

“It is against this backdrop that the government warns, sternly, all petrol dealers in the state to desist from any unpatriotic act, which may inflict pains on the people. We, on our part, will resist and sanction any untoward practice, conceived and/or executed, to engender hardship in Ondo State.”

Source:- Punchng

ADVERTISE HERE

CLICK HERE TO COMMENT ON THIS POST

Do you find Naijafinix Blog Useful??

Click Here for Feedback and 5-Star Rating!



Be the first to comment

Share your thoughts

Your email address will not be published.