Fuel Scarcity: Osun Govt Taskforce Threatens To Punish Petrol Hoarders
Sequel to the return of long queues at petrol stations in the country including Osun state, the Taskforce on Petroleum Price Monitoring has warned owners of petrol stations in the State of the Living Spring against diversion or hoarding of PMS (Petrol), to create artificial scarcity noting that anyone found to have done this will face the wrath of the law.
Chairman of the Taskforce , who is also Governor Ademola Adeleke’s Chief of Staff , Hon Kazeem Akinleye, noted in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com that its surveillance across the state revealed that most filling stations are hoarding petrol products, thereby worsening the fuel supply situation in the state.
The Chairman added that surveillance activities were conducted in major towns and the state capital in the last three days and that it revealed deliberate hoarding of fuel to create artificial scarcity.
The Taskforce has therefore issued a strong warning to the affected filling stations which are already listed as direct culprits and urged them to open up their tanks and dispense fuel to members of the public.
The statement further urged marketers to be public- spirited as they take a decision on the pump price of petrol reminding them of the current economic hardship faced by the citizens.
‘Failure to stop the fuel hoarding and take Humanitarian notice of prevailing economic situation in the country will lead to severe sanctions’ the taskforce warned-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
