Motorists in Kano State have expressed their dissatisfaction and also urged the Federal Government to take decisive actions against fuel marketers who have continued to exploit members of the public by selling their products at outrageous prices. The fuel price has skyrocketed to between N980 and N1,000 per litre at filling stations in the state.
They lamented that marketers in Kano, especially members of the IPMAN, have continued to raise their prices daily by creating artificial scarcity to maximize profit. The motorists made it known that the call was necessary to check the excesses of these exploitative marketers who can go to any length to prioritize their profits over people’s welfare.
One of the motorists, Abdullahi Lawan, disclosed that most marketers have closed their filling stations despite having the commodity in stock.
“I was at AY Maikifi filling station along Maiduguri road dispensing fuel yesterday evening, but this morning, the filling station is closed even though they have the commodity,” he said. Another motorist, Sanusi Bala stressed the need for the Federal Government to take urgent steps to address the current fuel crisis in the country.
He explained that the escalating cost of the commodity is responsible for the current high of foodstuffs and services noting that fuel is the backbone of the economy.
Findings also showed that most of the filling stations have remained closed while the few stations selling the commodity in the metropolitan local governments were besieged with long queues of vehicles.
When contacted, the state chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Gana Girgir, said all marketers selling the commodity between N870 and N900 per litre must be selling old stock.
He noted that marketers in the state are currently buying the commodity from Lagos at N850 per litre and above adding “if you add N60 for transportation it will cost around N910 per litre.
“So, tell me how a marketer can sell the commodity at less than N950 per litre. If he does that he’ll operate at a loss,” he said.
According to him, the inadequate supply of fuel from the NNPC is also contributing to the high cost of the commodity in the country.
“If you check in the city, even the government-owned mega stations are not having the commodity. So, the issue of fuel in this country is beyond anyone’s imagination,” Girgir added.Kano motorists lament as fuel sells N1,000 per litre
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