The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory
Authority (NMDPRA) says it will sanction fuel stations operators who alters
petroleum pumps.
Mr Farouk Ahmed, NMDPRA Chief Executive, said this during an
interactive session with commissioners of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation
and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on Friday in Abuja.
Ahmed said that petrol stations caught dispensing fuel with
adjusted fuel pumps would face heavy sanction.
He said that the sanctions to be meted out include
revocation of operating licenses, suspension from operation or shut down
depending on the gravity of the offence.
According to him, adjustment of fuel pumps by filling
station operators is a major concern to the oil regulatory bodies and the
Federal Government.
“What we are doing now is that we have some of our staff
going round to take on-the-spot checks of some of the petrol stations.
“If you drive into a station, drive out, you will not know
if you have been cheated until you do a measurement.
“Sometimes we do a physical measurement where we go to some
stations and buy one litre, look at that environment to see whether that one
litre is really one litre.
”Then we will know whether or not they have tampered with
the pump,” he said.
The NMDPRA boss said that the authority would continue to
collaborate with the RMAFC to generate more revenue for the federation.
“We have started the engagement but this is just a formal
collaboration on areas where we can improve the revenue generation for the
federation.
“There are two areas we have to look at which are either to
generate revenue or cut costs,” he said.
He called on citizens to invest in the midstream sector of
the economy.
“For example, if you want to build a gas plant, come to us,
we will give you the guidelines, the policies, and you will come and invest.
“The area you want to invest in will determine the cost of
investment; the investment opportunities are there,” he said.
RMAFC Chairman, Mr Bello Shehu, said that the engagement
between both organisations was to strengthen their partnership.
“We are here in order for them to enlighten us on what they
do and what we can do as a commission to assist them to better boost revenue
generation for Nigeria.
“We are interested in what the authority does to enable us
monitor better and know the right questions to ask which will enable us give
appropriate information,” he said.
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