The Department of Petroleum
Resources (DPR) has sealed 8 filling stations in Gusau for allegedly selling
petrol above N145 and dispensed 8,000 litres of the product free of charge to
motorists.
The Operations Controller in
charge of DPR field office, Gusau, Mr Ango Haruna, disclosed this while
addressing newsmen in Gusau on Friday after surveillance patrol to some filling
stations in Gusau on Friday.
The Controller also said that the
department, from Monday to Friday, sealed the stations in the state over
various offences.
He said the department would also
dispense 8,000 litres of petrol belonging to one of the sealed stations Sanusi
IBS Nigeria Limited, Gusau, and would be given to motorists free of charge.
He said the station had been
operating against DPR rules and regulations.
“We have warned the owner of this
filling station three times this week over selling of the commodity, but he
refused to comply with the federal directives.
“Because in a situation like this
we don’t want to seal a filling station, especially on a high way like this but
we have no option than to seal it because of its level of offences.
“We received different reports
from members of the public that the station was selling the fuel at N230 per
litre. When we came, the filling station operators stopped selling the
commodity and told us that it had finished.
“But we discovered that they have
8,000 litres of fuel, therefore, we are going to give the product free of
charge to motorists who have been here for hours,” he added.
According to him, the station will
be sealed until further notice.
“The DPR is responsible for
ensuring effective distribution and sales of fuel and would not relent in its
efforts to ensure that filling station owners comply with the DPR rules and
regulations.”
NAN reported that most of the
filling stations owned by the independent marketers in the state were shut down
while only stations owned by major marketers were dispensing the product.
The department recently
sanctioned 10 stations in the state for selling the commodity above government
official price. (NAN)
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