Nigerians
will experience relief as Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria
(MOMAN) monday resumed loading of petrol to various parts of the
country, exactly after one week after suspending activities in protest
over unpaid subsidy claims.
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers
(PTD) section of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers
(NUPENG), which also withdrew tankers from the roads on May 18 in
solidarity with the marketers have also resumed trucking of products to
fuel stations nationwide.
It is expected that the independent marketers and other depot owners would follow suit.
The decision to resume loading by oil marketers followed a meeting
convened monday by the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream and
Downstream) to resolve the fuel crisis, which had crippled economic
activities nationwide and forced several banks yesterday to reduce their
opening hours to the general public.
The agreement also states
that the Department Of Petroleum Resources, DPR, should also revoke the
license of any oil marketer that refuses to lift petroleum products
across the country.
In addition, the Depot and Petroleum
Products Marketers Association, DAPMAN, has also agreed to open their
depot in the next six hours.
Credit: Channels/ThisDay
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