Mr Mike Osatuyi, IPMAN’s National Operations Controller,
debunked the assertion in a statement issued in Abuja and made available to
newsmen.
Osatuyi said it became necessary to debunk the insinuation
that IPMAN members planned to shut down their stations.
He said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited
(NNPCL) is preparing the logistics to
start given petrol to IPMAN members
directly.
He advised members to open up there stations and start selling to the public nationwide.
He said that IPMAN is a responsible association that will
not involve in undermining the national
security as petrol is a national security product.
According to him, “Apart from IPMAN members loading at
DAPPMAN depots in Abule-Ado, ijegun axis of Lagos has agreed to sell petrol at
N172 per litre to IPMAN members as part of the Federal Government and DAPMAN
efforts in ensuring Nigerian enjoy the subsidy regime.
He added that lPMAN will also load in NIPCO and MRS depots
massively for South West and North West part of the country in few days time.
Osatuyi said the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Workers (NUPENG) must be applauded for cancelling the #3 naira union charges on
petrol in the last two days in loading depots adding that however, government
should advise NUPENG/ PTD to bring down the transportation cost to various
parts of the country where a reasonable profit will be made by the transport
owners and the benefits of subsidy will equally be enjoyed by the public so as
to enable IPMAN members to sell at reasonable and near approved prices
nationwide.
He however, said that Adesope Ibadan Ipman depot publicity
officer, has no mandate to talk on behalf of the National body of IPMAN.
He appealed to media to always cross check any information
from IPMAN National body before going to press.
It would be recalled that
Alhaji Mojeed Adesope, the IPMAN Publicity Officer, lbadan Depot called
for shutdown of all IPMAN’s filling stations due to government’s pronouncement on
the pump price of petrol should not exceed N195/litre, a development which
dealers, particularly independent marketers, described as tough due to the high
ex-depot price of the commodity.
Osatuyi said that members will beginning to get supply from
the direct the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
He said that going forward, the independent marketers, being
critical complement to the major marketers in breaking the festering scarcity,
got assurance of direct supply of petrol from the NNPCL.
The moves came on the heels of a critical meeting between
NNPCL, MOMAN, IPMAN, Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of
Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and the Department of State Services (DSS) amongst others.
The National Operations Controller, said that the NNPCL have
agreed to be selling petrol directly to IPMAN members at the regulated official
price, rather than the crisis-fueling situation of routing products through
third parties, who had been severally fingered as being behind inflated wholesale
supply prices.
Osatuyi said direct sale of products to independent
marketers “will bring down the price of the product”, noting that direct sale
of products to independent marketers will lead to immediate reversal of retail
prices to regulated retail price.
He said: “I can tell you that the NNPCL have agreed to be
giving IPMAN petrol directly and not through a third party.
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Inspector General
of police should call the federal task force on petroleum products to order as
there recent actions is geared towards intimidation and exploitation.
IPMAN will work with them in a peaceful and friendly
atmosphere to fish out fraudulent members among IPMAN members that can be
proven but not exploitative agenda.
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