The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has assured Nigerians there is no plan to hike petroleum price in the country.
There have been queues at many filling stations across Nigeria while many others have closed down their operations, causing panic among drivers and comuters.
In a statement sent to TheCable on Monday, Bashir Dan-Mallam, chairman of IPMAN, Kano zone, said the association has constituted a task force to check the hoarding of petroleum products by filling stations.
Dan-Mallam said: “IPMAN will not allow some unscrupulous elements within its fold to inflict hardship on innocent Nigerians,”
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He added: “I urge people not to panic. That panicking is what causes long queues at filling stations because people have the impression that the petrol would be scared, that is why you see somebody with five cars and jerry cans come to the filling station to buy fuel. This is what causes congestion,”
“Let me call on Nigerians to be rest assured that IPMAN, NNPC and other stakeholders are on top of the situation and be rest assured that this problem will not last long.”
“IPMAN had contacted all stakeholders in the petroleum sector, and they assured them that there is no plan to increase the price of fuel at the moment,”
