Police, DSS empowered to clamp down on fuel stations selling above regulated price

Police, DSS empowered to clamp down on fuel stations selling above regulated price

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has been called by the House of Representatives to collaborate with the Nigerian Police Force and DSS in order to clamp down on fuel stations that are selling above the regulated price.

The lawmakers asked NNPC Limited to end the artificial scarcity within the next week.

These resolutions followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Saidu Abdulahi during Tuesday’s plenary session.

The lawmaker said intelligence at the disposal of the government shows the shortage is a result of deliberate sabotage by some elements. He added that some fuel stations sell for as high as N300 per litre in some states.

“Most of those fueling stations have resorted to selling fuel at over N300 per litre. It is observed with dismay that those who are gaining from this artificial fuel scarcity appear to be smiling home as a result of this ugly development and this has the potency to provoke innocent Nigerians against the Government,” he articulated,

To this end, the House mandated Committees on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) and Legislative Compliance to ensure compliance with the resolution.