Petroleum products marketers and the
Federal Government on Monday have set aside their face-off resolved with
government, resolving to immediately mobilize to ensure restoration of
normal supply of fuel throughout the country.
At the end of a meeting convened by the
Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream and downstream) to resolve the
crisis, Chairman, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN),
Obafemi Olawore, said its members, consisting Oando, Conoil, Forte Oil,
MRS, Total and Mobil Oil agreed to commence lifting and distribution of
fuel immediately from the stock supplied by the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Capital Oil and Gas Ltd had on Sunday
commenced the loading of 13 million litres of petrol from its depot in
Apapa for distribution to the various states to reduce the current
scarcity.
The Chairman of the company, Ifeayin
Ubah, told journalists in Lagos that more than 2,000 trucks would be
loaded before May 29 to boost the country’s economic activities.
He said the company’s facilities had the
capacity to load 13 million litres of the product within the
period. “This comes to approximately 500 trucks of petroleum products on
daily basis. With this, it is our belief that once again our citizens
will begin to smile and return to normal family and work life.
“We call on other petroleum marketers to
follow suit and save our nation from this impending economic and social
crisis,’’ he said.
Credit: premiumtimesng
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