Mr Anyaso said IPMAN’s national leadership was holding strategic talks with the management of Dangote Refinery to secure direct supply from the company.
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed its members to shun the #EndHunger nationwide protests.
The IPMAN chairman, Dahiru Buba, stated this in an interview in Yola on Tuesday.
Peoples Gazette’s checks revealed that few stations dispensing fuel around Ondo Road, Igbakara Oke, Oke Aro, and Ijoka area of the Akure South LGAs sold the product between N800 and N1,000 per
IPMAN said months after returning generators in their custody as directed as a condition for payment, the government had yet to honour its promise.
IPMAN says the constant increase in tariffs on petroleum products might adversely hinder the success of oil subsidy removal.
Some oil and gas industry stakeholders have commended President Bola Tinubu for pegging the crude oil price at $77.96 and the naira-dollar exchange at N750/$1.
NMDPRA has met with oil marketers to resolve the challenges of importing and distributing petroleum products.
He said the emergency intervention would go a long way in cushioning the harsh effect of the high cost of importation.
“The marketers agreed that the blame is not entirely on the government but that of the contractors, some of whom have made bloated claims.”
