The Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), has directed
the Minister of Petroleum Resources, President Muhammadu Buhari, to end the ongoing
fuel scarcity in the country within two weeks from now.
the Minister of Petroleum Resources, President Muhammadu Buhari, to end the ongoing
fuel scarcity in the country within two weeks from now.
This came on the heels of disclosure by the Pipeline
Products Marketing Company, PPMC, that Nigeria lost a whopping N50 billion in
ten months as a result of vandalisation of petroleum pipeline in some parts of
the country.
Products Marketing Company, PPMC, that Nigeria lost a whopping N50 billion in
ten months as a result of vandalisation of petroleum pipeline in some parts of
the country.
Chairman of the committee, Senator Uche Ekwunife, who gave
the directive,Thursday, in Abuja, during the committee’s meeting with top
officials of Ministry of Petroleum Resources, insisted that the petroleum
minister must not only end the scarcity but ensure that fuel was sold to the
public at government’s controlled price of N87.00 per litre.
the directive,Thursday, in Abuja, during the committee’s meeting with top
officials of Ministry of Petroleum Resources, insisted that the petroleum
minister must not only end the scarcity but ensure that fuel was sold to the
public at government’s controlled price of N87.00 per litre.
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