Queues are building up at filling stations in Abuja and Ilorin due to panic buying by motorists, occasioned by the three-day warning strike action embarked upon by members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (PENGASSAN) and the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG).
However, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured Nigerians that the industrial action will not disrupt distribution of petroleum products to members of the public.
In a statement issued by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, the NNPC described the queues as needless, advising fuel consumers to avoid panic buying or stockpiling of petroleum products, which could cause fire accidents that could lead to loss of lives and property.
“It was in talks with the leadership of the unions who gave the assurance that they would not disrupt the fuel supply and distribution system as the strike was basically aimed at addressing the anti-labour issues by some of the International Oil Companies, IOCs.
According to the Corporation and its downstream subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), there are over 32 days stock of petroleum products available for supply, while 17 additional petroleum laden vessels are at the Lagos Port waiting to discharge to the various depots for onward distribution to members of the public.
However, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured Nigerians that the industrial action will not disrupt distribution of petroleum products to members of the public.
In a statement issued by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ohi Alegbe, the NNPC described the queues as needless, advising fuel consumers to avoid panic buying or stockpiling of petroleum products, which could cause fire accidents that could lead to loss of lives and property.
“It was in talks with the leadership of the unions who gave the assurance that they would not disrupt the fuel supply and distribution system as the strike was basically aimed at addressing the anti-labour issues by some of the International Oil Companies, IOCs.
According to the Corporation and its downstream subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), there are over 32 days stock of petroleum products available for supply, while 17 additional petroleum laden vessels are at the Lagos Port waiting to discharge to the various depots for onward distribution to members of the public.
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