The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday directed the Department of Petroleum Resources to seal off fuel stations found to be hoarding petroleum products and dispense the petroleum free to the public.
The Minister gave the directive after a working visit to some retail outlets in Abuja.
“I have instructed DPR that if they discover any fuel station involved in hoarding, they should sell the products for free to customers around there,” he said. “It is not just sealing the station that is the answer. It is penalizing them when they do these things. I hope the message goes out loud and clear.”
Meanwhile, the Minister has scheduled a session on Wednesday with key operators in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry, namely the Major Marketers Association of Nigeria, Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association, as well as Jetty and Tank Farm Owners Associations.
The meeting is expected to mobilise the oil marketers across the country to cooperate with government to ensure speedy clearance of the fuel queues.
“I am getting all the majors to get involved and they must take charge of the situation. They must take responsibility for all their filling stations. I have instructed the DPR and the Petroleum Equalization Fund and all the other agencies to work towards the Fast track movement of petrol bearing trucks and vessels,” he explained.
Currently, he said there was enough supply of petroleum products by the Nigerian National petroleum Corporation, as about 38 million litres of products haa been moved to various filling stations across the country help resolve the crisis.
On the approved payment of N413 billion subsidy claims to marketers, the minister confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari had since transmitted a letter to the National Assembly for the approval of subsidy claims.
The Central Bank of Nigeria, he assured, would soon make the funds available to the marketers once appropriated by the National Assembly.
The Minister also said there was no plan by the government to reduce the price of petrol soon, adding that marketers should desist from hoarding fuel and make products available to the motorists.
To ensure that products become available to consumers, the NNPC said figures from the daily dispatch of petrol to depots across the country showed that by Tuesday about 38.3 million litres of petrol was dispatched by the Pipeline and Products Marketing Company, PPMC across the country.

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Lol.. Sai Baba

I knew dis was coming

Sweeeeet were is my 50 litre galoonss

wachakuta:
Lol.. Sai Baba

I knew dis was coming

me too

But I'm glad this statement was credited to Kachikwu

Otherwise they would have said Buhari is a dictator

Yes o.. watched it live on channels news @ 10

.

Good

Queues to dissappear soon.

... When ur government means business this what u get

Ibe or Buhari, you LIE. You do not have the right to force me to sell my wares. I chose to sell when I like. Do you order market women to sell their Garri or do you order Buhari to sell his cows?

This is not a military regime as such you cannot threatened people with your authoritarian approach. Flood the market with fuel and see if marketers will resort to hoarding.

NASS should WARN this government that we are in a DEMOCRACY

Thank God free fuel

DaBullIT:
me too

But I'm glad this statement was credited to Kachikwu

Otherwise they would have said Buhari is a dictator

The change na by force ooooo

Imagine nonesense. Na by force ?? If NNPC stations is not enof to render them irrelevant then u have no option but meet their request

Uncle please tell us a story....

they signed for it and must abide by what they signed for if their case wont be like MTN

Zoo minister

Sounds like a good decision but it is doubtful if this will forestall fuel scarcity. President Buhari and Ministry of Petroleum resources should admit so much has changed since 1984 in the petroleum sector of the economy.

The marketers have grown powerful, almost indispensable, in the petroleum product supply chain of the economy. They are not only stupendously rich but control major stake in all political maze across the nation.

These people are used to profiteering and using force in enjoining them to be reasonable will not achieve anything. They cannot be cowered, at least for now.

We the public understand the good intention of the FG but government should realize they are limited on this particular issue. The best option is for the FG to allow them to field for now while lasting measures are designed asap.

Xetima:
Ibe or Buhari, you LIE. You do not have the right to force me to sell my wares. I chose to sell when I like. Do you order market women to sell their Garri or do you order Buhari to sell his cows?

This is not a military regime as such you cannot threatened people with your authoritarian approach. Flood the market with fuel and see if marketers will resort to hoarding.

NASS should WARN this government that we are in a DEMOCRACY

As long as you're buying subsidized fuel and collecting subsidy payments from the FG, you MUST dispense that fuel to Nigerians.

Simple and short. Nothing about dictatorship there. In fact, this is most certainly a pre-requisite agreement before licenses to sell petrol products are granted.

wachakuta:
Lol.. Sai Baba

I knew dis was coming

forget that thing mehn.. Nobody is giving u free fuel..

Welcome to 1984.

Staccato manners of dishing out orders to target small guys.. Why take over jetties, tank farms and vessels that are used to import fuel?

Xetima:
Ibe or Buhari, you LIE. You do not have the right to force me to sell my wares. I chose to sell when I like. Do you order market women to sell their Garri or do you order Buhari to sell his cows?

This is not a military regime as such you cannot threatened people with your authoritarian approach. Flood the market with fuel and see if marketers will resort to hoarding.

NASS should WARN this government that we are in a DEMOCRACY

When greediness is blindfolding your patriotic sense, we will force your eyes open to see how you are making your people to suffer.
Petroleum products are essential commodity that affects our every day economic activities.

Which DPR? The one that is compromised? Those guys are busy making their money. In fact, they are the ones telling the marketers what time to sell.

jerrywool:
Welcome to 1984.

Cry me a river. If the you and the marketers are not supporting Change, the least you can do is stop hoarding it.

Xetima:
Ibe or Buhari, you LIE. You do not have the right to force me to sell my wares. I chose to sell when I like.

The government has the right the oil marketers - remember government have already paid part of the cost of buying that oil. So it is not entirely their property to keep.

bencobenz:
Which DPR? The one that is compromised? Those guys are busy making their money. In fact, they are the ones telling the marketers what time to sell.

your point?

Xetima:
Ibe or Buhari, you LIE. You do not have the right to force me to sell my wares. I chose to sell when I like. Do you order market women to sell their Garri or do you order Buhari to sell his cows?

This is not a military regime as such you cannot threatened people with your authoritarian approach. Flood the market with fuel and see if marketers will resort to hoarding.

NASS should WARN this government that we are in a DEMOCRACY

So the government should be paying for subsidy but not have a say in matters like these? Next time you wanna write trash don't hide behind the beautiful mask that is Democracy...

This drama go sweet o... And if this order is implemented with utmost honesty by DPR, watch as Nigerians wil queue behind Buhari. I only pity the marketers cos they wil be the ultimate losers.

tunwumi:
Thank God free fuel

I dey go stand for one stuu*pid fuelling station for my area who only get fuel during scarcity @d rate of 150 pert lt

Xetima:
Ibe or Buhari, you LIE. You do not have the right to force me to sell my wares. I chose to sell when I like. Do you order market women to sell their Garri or do you order Buhari to sell his cows?

This is not a military regime as such you cannot threatened people with your authoritarian approach. Flood the market with fuel and see if marketers will resort to hoarding.

NASS should WARN this government that we are in a DEMOCRACY

Oga can I ask you, do govt pay subsidy on the garri nd Cow u mentioned..

Secondly, u just grew up to happening around you, re u not in ur early 20's Else u should know by now that Marketers re prone of hoarding fuel once it's getting to christmas period, this is a game plan to make huge profit for the Xmas expenditures..

Thirdly, there is nothing authoritarian once every stakeholder is made to understand it's a sanction to erring marketers nd agreeable by all...

Sure u will also say MTN fine is authoritarian...

NASS should WARN this government that we are in a DEMOCRACY

Lalasticlala, Ishilove, Seun pls fp

sondsfhn:
NASS should WARN this government that we are in a DEMOCRACY

Oga, DPR has every right to do so. I am sure you don't know anything about the DPR. Google is ur friend bro.