The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has disclosed that it will begin to shut down its stations in Oyo and Osun States next week, if the Federal Government refuses to allow the association pays directly through the designated portal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
The Chairman, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Oyo State branch, Mr. Bukola Mutiu, yesterday, during a meeting with members of the association, explained that as of Thursday,
the prevailing prices at all the private depot in Lagos ranged from N215/liter to N233 per litre with hard trucks and other expenses.
He said: “At the meeting that we had this morning, we discussed on some stations. Over six months now, we are being denied of paying in to the custom explain portal of NNPC that led us to go to private depot to buy petrol at outrageous prices.”
“As of today, December 8, 2022, the prevailing prices at all the private depot in Lagos ranges from 215naira/liter to 233naira per litre with hard trucks and other expenses.”
“At our meeting today we agreed to the following terms.
Because of the masses we have decided to shut down our stations immediately but because the masses will travel this year ending so we still want to reitrate it that if government do not do the needful by allowing us to pay in to the NNPC purse for marketer to get the official rate of N148 and 17/litre, then starting from next week, we will shut down all our station in Oyo and Osun States.”
“We have also written to the zonal council of IPMAN, Western zone and we wish that they will reply us by calling for a meeting by next week Tuesday or thereabout to conclude with the entire southwest marketers of what will be the solution having noted other challenges we are facing as a marketer,” he said.
