Gasoline scarcity: Delta takes drastic step, sets up monitoring, distribution, pricing team

Following the continued scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as gasoline, and its high cost, the Delta state government on Thursday set up a team to monitor the product’s distribution in other countries to determine its availability and availability. ensure correct pricing around the world. the state.

According to a special government announcement signed by the Secretary of the State Government (SSG), Chief Patrick Ukah, the government has decided to take measures to oversee the distribution of the petroleum product from the point of delivery by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company ( NNPC). rushed to the various discharge points across the state to rescue Deltans and residents of the state from the stress and strains they are currently experiencing due to the unavailability of the product.

Members of the monitoring team include the Oil and Gas Commissioner, Chief Emmanuel Amgbaduba as Chairman, representatives of the Information Commissioner, Nigerian Police, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Army and Navy.

Other members include representatives from the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Tanker Drivers Union, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Rex Anighoro, while the Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Oil and Gas will serve as secretary.

The statement called on the product’s key marketers to continue to show empathy for the suffering of fellow citizens and to do their utmost to ensure best practice in product delivery as warranted by current circumstances.

It also expressed the government’s gratitude to Deltans and the state’s residents for the resilience they have shown during these trying times, even as it insisted that no one exploit the situation by fomenting violence for selfish gain.