Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG)
and the Joint Action Front (JAF) have alleged plot by the Federal Government to
impose a new price regime for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as
petrol. Both groups in separate statements said the current scarcity being
experienced across the country had led to a sharp increase in the price of
fuel, which currently sells between N110 and N140 per litre as against the
official price of N97.
NUPENG berated the Federal Government over its inability to
address the scarcity of fuel stating that it could be another strategy by
government to introduce deregulation of petroleum products through the back
door. The union, in a statement issued by its Acting General Secretary, Mr.
Isaac Aberare, argued that the reserve which the NNPC claimed could last for 45
days is a ruse as a litre of fuel now sells for over N110.00 due to persistent
scarcity of the product. The union blamed the government for its current
scarcity noting that repairs have not been effected at the vandalized pipelines
at Arepo Ogun State due to the inability of the security agencies to recover
the bodies of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) workers that
were killed last month.
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