There was
wild jubilation on Monday at Mani Petrol Station, Mowe, Ogun State as the
Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, sanctioned the owner and instructed him
to dispense fuel for free to motorists.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN,
reports that Head of Operations, DPR office in the state, Kasali Akinade, had
earlier visited the station to warn the owner to start selling at the approved
pump price.
NAN also reports that DPR
officials had to return to sanction the owner because he refused to comply with
their earlier directive.
Speaking with journalists, Mr.
Akinade said it had become imperative for him to make a “scapegoat” out of the
station, so as to serve as a deterrent to others around the area.
He wondered why people would want
to make life difficult for fellow citizens, saying the department has zero
tolerance for such act of indiscipline.
“We got a tip-off that they are
hoarding and selling at N220 per litre. We came here and instructed him to
start selling at the approved pump price and forgave him for what he did.
“But as soon as we left his
station, he reverted back to the old price and even stopped selling. We had to
turn back and make a scapegoat out of him.
“This will serve as a deterrent to
others because we treated him as a gentleman at first, but he decided to
sabotage the efforts of the federal government,” he said.
He advised other marketers to quit
short-changing the public, saying if they have any grievances, they should
channel it to the appropriate quarters rather than taking it out on the masses.
Some
customers who spoke with NAN expressed their joy at the DPR’s intervention,
saying they needed such acts while also advising proper monitoring on the part
of the authorities.
NAN reports that other stations
visited that were hitherto not selling were made to start selling just as those
who were selling above pump price were made to revert to the normal price of
N145 per litre. (NAN)
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