By Isreal Onwudiwe (Energy Correspondent)
Following the fuel crisis which surfaced on Monday, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) Kano state branch, on Tuesday, advised motorists and fuel consumers to stop engaging in panic buying and hoarding of the products in view of the risky nature of storing such inflammable product.
IPMAN also commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for its urgent intervention in addressing the fuel scarcity challenges. The commendation was made by the IPMAN Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Danmalam while inaugurating an ad-hoc committee set up to ensure prompt distribution of the commodity.
Danmalam said the commendation was also necessary following the NNPC order to all its depots across the country to intensify efforts in their operations to end the scarcity which reared its ugly head a few days ago. He specifically lauded the NNPC for allocating 160 tankers to Kano on Tuesday as part of an effort to end the fuel scarcity in the state.
“I am happy to announce that the NNPC has today (Tuesday) allocated no fewer than 160 trucks to Kano as part of measures to check the scarcity. This singular effort is worthy of commendation,” Danmalam said.
The Kano State IPMAN boss, therefore, assured the public of the association’s readiness to ensure adequate fuel distribution to all the nooks and crannies of the states under its jurisdiction in particular and the country at large. He, however, advised motorists and other vehicle owners against panic buying and hoarding of the commodity in their houses in view of the dangers associated with the acts.
Danmalam said that IPMAN would collaborate with the leadership of the Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADTOP), to ensure adequate distribution of the commodity across the country so as to end the scarcity and alleviate the sufferings of people occasioned by the scarcity.
“IPMAN in collaboration with ADTOP as an essential service provider would ensure adequate distribution of the product in all parts of the country,” he added. NNL.
