Fuel Scarcity: Government To Sanction Fuel Stations Hoarding And Selling Fuel Above Pump Price

Abubakar Sani Bello, the Governor of Niger State has issued threats to filling stations.

He threatened to deal decisively or sanction any filling station found not dispensing its allocation or selling above the stipulated approved pump price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the state.

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, in a statement made available to Journalists in Minna on Tuesday, revealed that the committee is to ensure strict compliance with the approved allocation to filling stations in the state and retail prices for PMS.

Fuel Scarcity: Government To Sanction Fuel Stations Hoarding And Selling Fuel Above Pump Price

The SSG explained that the people of the state grappled with the difficulties occasioned by the artificial scarcity and arbitrary pricing of PMS, hence the need for government to take drastic position with a view to ameliorating the situation.

The state government however threatened to deal decisively or sanction any filling station not dispensing its allocation and selling above the stipulated approved pump prices of PMS in the State, the statement added.

Ahmed Matane, thereby revealed that members of the Committee were drawn from the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Niger State chapter, Security Agencies, and Government Officials

BY IYABO AINA

Publisher News Rain Nigeria