Industrial action declared by Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, branch of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, to protest the deplorable Okigwe-Umuahia and Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene roads, among others, is already taken its toll on Abia, Imo and Enugu states.
Scarcity of fuel has hit the three states and is causing untold hardships for motorists and others.
The tanker drivers are complaining that the deplorable conditions of the roads had been negatively affecting the transportation of products and their trucks.
Most petrol stations in the state refused to sell product, claiming they had ran out of products, giving rise to long queue at the few stations, including NNPC stations that sold fuel yesterday.
Some private marketers have taken the advantage to hike pump prices, dispensing between N140 and N120 per litre.
In Imo State, long queues were seen at most petrol stations.
Some staff of the stations along Egbu Road, Owerri, revealed that they “have run out of premium motor spirit, PMS. We are told that tanker drivers are on strike. I cannot say why they went on strike but this is why this station has run out of petrol.”
However, few stations still dispensing the petroleum product maintained the official pump price of petrol per litre.
Similarly, long queues were seen in Enugu metropolis with restive motorists battling to get fuel.
Most of the petrol stations on the ever busy Ogui road were shut, forcing motorists to patronize black market operators.
Speaking, Commissioner for Inter-Ministerial Duties, Mr. Dan Anike, said “NUPENG briefed me yesterday (Wednesday) that they are embarking on a nationwide strike to show resentment to the deplorable condition of South-East roads.”
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SURE P is working, all Nigerian road are in good condition. Who is deceiving who. Shame to this nation.
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