FG Intervenes For Release Of Outstanding Petrol Loading Tickets

FEDERAL Government yesterday moved to ensure successful release to members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) trucks of petrol to offset about 7,000 of their loading tickets said to be outstanding at products depots in the country.

 

IPMAN stated this in a statement through the Secretary of their Reconciliation/Interim Management Committee, Mr. Lawson Ngoa, in Abuja that following the amicable resolution of the conflict over leadership tussle which had lingered over the years, some of their members had started loading products from some depots in Lagos.

Ngoa added that despite the fact the association controls over 80 per cent of the petroleum products retail outlets in the country, it was not in a good position of getting the products from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as a result of the ugly development.

He added that the current scarcity was caused by the leadership tussle and therefore assured that with the positive steps taken by the committee, the scarcity of the products may never repeat itself in the country again.

He furthermore said with the support of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and his team, the scarcity would soon be over, adding that the committee will continue to monitor and review situations of things to ensure proactive steps are taken as at when due towards maintain peace among stakeholders.