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Fuel Subsidy Removal: Gov Diri Warns Marketers Against Hoarding, Price Hike

Last updated: May 30, 2023 7:40 pm
2 years ago BY AIT REPORTER
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Senator Douye Diri,

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has directed oil marketers in the state against hoarding and raising the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol.

Governor Diri, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, warned that his administration will take stern measures against any filling station that flouted the directive.

He said the government had received reports that filling stations in the state capital have hiked the pump price of petrol above the usual price of between N193 and N250 per litre and are now being sold at N500 per litre and above.

Also Read: NNPCL On Fuel Subsidy: FG Owing Us N2.8 Trillion Says Kyari

Marketers in the state are said to have reacted to the pronouncement of President Bola Tinubu during his inauguration on Monday that the Federal Government subsidy on petrol “was gone.”

The Presidency, however, issued a clarification statement on Tuesday that the removal of the subsidy was yet to take effect.

The Bayelsa governor said it was wicked for oil marketers to swiftly seek to profiteer at the detriment of the people following a mere pronouncement that had not taken effect.

He noted that the pump price of petrol is a significant determinant of the cost of goods and services in the country and that his administration would not allow the people of Bayelsa to suffer undue hardship from the profiteering activities of greedy businessmen.

Diri said he had directed the Ministry of Mineral Resources and the petroleum task force in the state to shut down any filling station hoarding the product or caught selling above the usual price.

(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)

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