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    3 Mins ReadAugust 17, 2024

    Licenses At Risk For Stations Selling To Black Marketers – NMDPRA Declares War On Petrol Hoarding

    By Samuel AkpenpuunAugust 17, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The Federal Government has threatened to withdraw licences of oil marketers found guilty of hoarding Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol, following the unabated scarcity in Abuja, Niger, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and many other states.

    Some states, especially those in the North have witnessed continuous petrol scarcity for a while now, a situation that has since degenerated into many stations closing up shop due to a lack of supply.

    However, the Federal Government through its Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has issued a warning to oil marketers that filling stations that hoard petrol and sell to black marketers in jerrycans would have their licences withdrawn.

    The warning was handed down by the Executive Director of Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure, NMDPRA, Ogbugo Ukoha, in a video clip shared by the regulator during an inspection tour in Abuja.

    Ukoha was heard telling one of the managers of the inspected stations that “You need to take this (warning) very seriously. If you need security reinforcements, speak to your management.”

    He said retail petrol stations should stop encouraging the sale of products to black marketers who dispense the products in jerrycans.

    Ukoha said such actions posed serious safety concerns and should be discontinued.

    Also on its X handle, the downstream regulator said it had declared war against the illegal sale of petroleum products.

    “NMDPRA embarks on a war against the illegal sale of petroleum products, especially PMS in jerrycans. Filling stations are advised to desist from servicing illegal peddlers; failure to do so would result in the suspension of retail licences,” the agency stated.

    On July 27, NNPCL spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, said the fuel scarcity witnessed in Abuja and Lagos was due to a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels.

    “The NNPC Ltd wishes to state that the tightness in fuel supply and distribution witnessed in some parts of Lagos and the FCT is a result of a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels,” Soneye had explained

    According to him, the company was working around the clock with all stakeholders to resolve the situation and restore normalcy in operations.

    At some point, the NNPCL also said the fuel crisis was caused by bad weather.

    “Adherence to these regulations is mandatory as any deviation could pose a severe danger to the trucks, filling stations, and human lives. Similarly, the development was compounded by consequential flooding of truck routes, which has constrained the movement of PMS from the coastal corridors to the Federal Capital, Abuja,” he added, saying loading had commenced at the time.

    Despite the promises, petrol scarcity has persisted in many northern states.

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