Ibadan Residents Lament As Petrol Queues Resurface

 

Most filling stations in the Ibadan metropolis have locked their gates to customers, thereby creating artificial scarcity. 

Radio Nigeria Correspondent, who monitored the situation in some areas in Ibadan, observed that some filling stations selling the product had long queues.

However, many petrol stations had not changed their pump price from one hundred and sixty-five naira.

A manager in one of the major marketer’s fuel stations said they were selling at official pump price, but was surprised to a see long queue in his station.

Some motorists and commercial drivers, who spoke with Radio Nigeria on the situation, lamented that marketers were using the avenue to exploit them.

They called on the Federal Government to proffer lasting solutions to forestall fuel scarcity.

All efforts to speak with the independent petroleum marketers association of Nigeria, IPMAN chairman Alhaji Bukola Mutiu proved abortive at the time of filing this report.

 Kemi Akintunde

SOURCE: FRCN IBADAN