Following the 48 hours The Department of State Services (DSS) ultimatum to the NNPC Limited and oil marketers, this medium launched an investigation into how both major marketers and independent marketers sell PMS popularly call petroleum to the public.
Our correspondents in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, Warri, Asaba, and Port Harcourt found out that very few marketers sell at the official price of between 180- 185 per liter.
One marketer that appears to be consistent in its pricing and dispensing method is AYM Shafa Energy, our correspondents in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano and Warri reported that at all AYM Shafa stations visited the price is always at the official rate, while supply is consistent and queue orderly attracts more motorists to the stations
Some motorists interviewed all collaborated on this, they revealed that they preferred to queue at the AYM Shafa station because of the assurances of getting the fuel as well as the correct price.
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and other stakeholders in the oil sector to resolve the ongoing fuel crisis.
The meeting was attended by NNPC and IPMAN including officials of the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) as well as the Depot and Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPMAN). Others were the Nigeria Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), and Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD).
A veteran in the regulatory sector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry said that DPR’s DRMS, petroleum products can easily be tracked from the depots to retail outlets throughout the country, while PEF’s Aquila can give details about trucks and other data. This has eliminated any bad behavior in the oil and gas industry.
This medium will carry another investigation after DSS’s 48 hours ultimatum elapses
