Kogi DPR seals 5 filling stations

By Oyibo Salihu

Lokoja

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kogi has sealed five filling stations in Lokoja for selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) above the government regulated price of N145 per litre.
The DPR operation controller in charge of the state, Engr Amos Jokodola, who ordered the sealing while inspecting filling stations in Lokoja yesterday to asses level of compliance and sales of the product, expressed disappointment over the attitude of some fuel dealers who derived pleasure of flouting the government price.
He also lamented that some stations had enough petrol in their underground tanks but decided to hoard the product to cause artificial scarcity.
“Imagine, some filling stations have enough fuel but they chose not to sell to customers, and we are coming round the stations to force them to sell at government regulated price.
“The five stations we sealed up for selling above government price while some saw us coming and closed their fuel stations. We will continue to monitor them until they comply and make the petrol available to motorists to buy,” he said.
While urging motorists and tricyclists in the state to display orderliness in order to get the fuel at government price, the DPR controller warned filling station owners to desist from reserving petrol for people without the conscent and approval of the regulatory body.
One of the motorists, Mr. Umensofor Promise, who spoke to pressmen, lauded the effort of DPR for coming out even in the night to check the excesses of the petroleum dealers.
He noted that in the last one week he has been struggling to buy fuel , but to no avail as the dealers refused to sell in order to cause scarcity and through people into unwarranted hardship.

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