The Independent Petroleum Marketers
Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Tuesday said
that the ongoing fuel scarcity might linger on as
marketers faced the challenges of non-
availability of petrol in depots.
Alhaji Ahmed Debo, Chairman, Western Zone of
IPMAN, disclosed this in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos as queues
resurfaced within the metropolis.
According to Debo, marketers are facing serious
challenges because there is no petrol to load.
“ There is no product to load to the hinterland;
most marketers depend on Lagos and they could
not get product; so, it’s very difficult getting
petrol in Ilorin, Kogi, Osun, Ekiti, Ibadan and
others.
“We hope that government would expedite
action on petrol importation to salvage the
situation as most marketers had been thrown
out of business.
“We could not load petrol in major depots in
Lagos as it is only NIPCO and Folawiyo that hav
product which is strictly for NNPC retails outs.
“Loading tickets given to marketers couldn’t
work as there is no petrol to load in any
depots,” he said.
Debo, however, urged President Muhamadu
Buhari to urgently intervene on the lingering
fuel scarcity issues and importation challenges
to avoid hindering socio-economic growth of
the nation.
Today.ng
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