The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, in Akwa
Ibom, said it sealed the NNPC mega filling station in Uyo, for allegedly
hoarding petrol.
The Controller (Operations) in charge of Akwa Ibom
and Cross River, Bassey Nkanga, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Eket on
Sunday that the mega station had amassed the product in its storage tanks, but
refused to sell it to members of the public.
Mr. Nkanga, however, said that although the state
was experiencing shortage of the product, the situation was not peculiar to the
area.
He appealed to residents of the state to be patient
as government was working hard to redress the problem.
“The fuel scarcity is not experienced only in Akwa
Ibom; it is a national problem.
“Yesterday, we got two trucks of the product for
Uyo. We are monitoring the sale of the product to see if there will be any
illegality,’’ Nkanga said.
Meanwhile, motorists in the state have continued to
express displeasure at situation created by the scarcity of the product.
This is because a litre of the product now sells for
between N170 and N200 in Eket and environs and transport fares in the area have
increased as a result.
NAN
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