The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria
(IPMAN), Borno State Chapter, on Tuesday directed its members to immediately
reopen all its outlets across the state.
The association said this in a statement by its chairman,
Mohammed Kuluwu.
The state chapter of IPMAN had earlier ordered its members
to suspend payments for petroleum products and other operations until further
notice.
The association said the decision followed the loss being
recorded by its members who are being compelled by the government and its
agencies to sell petroleum products at certain prices.
“You are all hereby directed to suspend selling at all
filling stations and also suspend payment of ordering products from source
until further notice,” the statement said.
But in another statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES on
Tuesday, the association directed its members in the state to resume
operations.
“Having met with the concerned authority, all filling
stations should open with immediate effect and continue selling while the
association continues with further consultation and accordingly keeps you
informed,” the statement said.
Speaking to PREMIUM TIMES in a telephone interview Tuesday
afternoon, the spokesperson of the association in the state, Abdulkadir
Mustapha, confirmed the new directive.
“Yes, the suspension notice is genuine but we have already
resolved the issue and directed all our members to reopen their stations,” he
said.
Earlier on Monday, IPMAN had appealed to the Nigerian
government for more time to sell petroleum products at the official price of
N195 per litre.
Joseph Akanni, Vice Chairman of IPMAN, Western Zone, said
regulatory agencies enforced the pump price of petrol at N195 per litre at all
filling stations across the country.
“We have already instructed our members not to buy
high-priced petroleum products. We will only be buying products from NNPC,” he
told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan, Oyo State.
“We have also advised
our members not to buy any products that they can’t sell at N195 litre
according to the Federal Government guideline. Most of our members paid to the
private depot owners almost three to four weeks ago and they were yet to supply
them but started to supply them now.
“We have pleaded with the authority to give us time to sell
off the products, this is against the backdrop that our members want to go on
rampage. That is not true.”
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