We Will Not Buy or Load Fuel, Says IPMAN

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said that it will not load or sell fuel to the public. This, they said, will only stop until the Federal government pumps fuel to Ilorin depot of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).This has started already as the shortage of fuel bites higher across Kwara State especially in Ilorin the state capital.Abdulfatah Ahmed, the Kwara State Governor, inspecting the filling stations, appealed to them to continue the distribution of PMS to buyers. They in turn, used the opportunity to call on the Federal government to deregulate the oil sector in order to reduce cost of fuel and guard against hoarding and other vices.Okanlawon Olanrewaju, the State Chairman of IPMAN, said that no federal government depot across the western zone has fuel to sell. He further lamented that they buy from private depots at exorbitant prices, making it difficult to sell at controlled price.Mr Olanrewaju emphasised that since the harassment from the federal government agencies was getting too much, they have decided to stop buying or loading fuel until the government pumps fuel to Ilorin depot of the NNPC, which could serve the northern part of the country.