Security Agencies Urged to Crack Down on Fuel Hoarders, House of Representatives Insists
Calling upon security agencies to take action against those stockpiling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) – commonly known as petrol – the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream and Midstream) assured the public of ample petrol reserves, with efforts underway to address the logistical obstacles that have caused scarcity of the product.
During a press briefing at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Wednesday, Ikenga Ugochinyere, co-chair of the committee and Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), emphasized that there is sufficient petrol supply to sustain the nation for approximately 30 days.
Ugochinyere highlighted that distribution to marketers had been disrupted due to challenges in transporting vessel...