Petrol station will get regular supply of petroleum products during festive season - NUPENG
- The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, has assured Nigerians of regular supply of petroleum products during the festive season
- NUPENG said it would ensure that Muslim members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, work around the clock to ensure that petrol is available
- However, the body said reconstruction works going on in Apapa are affecting the vehicular movement of tankers, as they spend days on queues before getting to depots
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has said that Nigerians should be expecting regular supply of petroleum products during the festive season.
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NAIJ.com gathered that the new chairman of southwest chapter of NUPENG, Tayo Aboyeji, gave the assurance in an interview in Lagos.
He said tanker drivers would work throughout the festive season to ensure that filling stations in the southwest get sufficient products, The Sun reports.
He said: “I met the top management of Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of NNPC, on the assurance of products due to current fuel scarcity in some parts of the country.
“If there is no petrol at depots, there is nothing we can take to filling stations.
“They assured that sufficient supply will be available in both PPMC depots in Ejigbo in Lagos and Mosinmi in Ogun during the period.
“They also promised to ensure that some private depots being used by the company for distribution will be fully loaded with petroleum product.
“With this assurance from the NNPC, our tanker drivers will work round the clock to ensure that most filling stations in the southwest have more than enough product.
“We will ensure that Muslim members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) work around the clock to ensure that petrol is available during the Christmas and New Year holidays."
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The chairman urged the federal government to ensure speedy completion of Apapa-Wharf road, adding that reconstruction works are affecting vehicular movement, as tankers queue for days before getting to depots.
He said: "Our tankers spend close to two weeks on queues due to reconstruction of the road before accessing tank farms in Apapa; this is part of what is resulting in scarcity of petrol in the country.
“We are all aware that 80 per cent of petroleum products being used by Nigerians are coming from these private tank farms in Apapa, so the repair work should be done on time."
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that the federal government of Nigeria had stated that there was no shortage of fuel supply across the country, saying that the recent scarcity was caused by hoarding of fuel.
The government, in a tweet on his official tweeter handle, said unfounded rumours of a price increase caused the queues being seen at petrol stations in the country.
In the tweet, the government said there was no increase in price, adding that there was no justification for panic buying.
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Source: Naija.ng