Kano as marketers refuse to sell petrol at N87 per litre

Kano – Petrol marketers in Kano are still reluctant to sell the commodity since the reduction in its pump price to N87 per litre.


The Federal Government had announced the reduction of pump price from N97 to N87 per litre following the falling of crude oil price across the globe.

The marketers’ action had created artificial scarcity of the commodity, particularly in the city and some major towns of the state.

According to the investigation, some of the marketers preferred to sell the commodity to black marketers, to recover their money.

One of the marketers and the Manager of MRS filling station, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, said he bought 40,000 litres of petrol and the next day the price was reduced.

He said he lost N400,000 following the reduction of the price by the Federal Government because he sold it at the N87 per litre.

Another marketer and Assistant Manager of Oando filling station, Malam Nuhu Musa, attributed the fuel shortage in the city to the sudden reduction of the pump price.

He said that the company had ordered for the commodity in Lagos but was yet to get the supply.

‘’For the past five days we do not have fuel; the company has ordered for fuel in Lagos but is yet to come,’’ he said.

Alhaji Nura Saleh, the Manager at Azman fillings station, said the company had no enough petrol now because the stock had finished within four days.

“This is due to the high patronage of customers who rushed to buy the commodity immediately after the announcement and it finished on time,’’ he said.

Most of the marketers who spoke on the issue called on the government to replenish what they lost due to the sudden price reduction.(NAN)

Kano – Petrol marketers in Kano are still reluctant to sell the commodity since the reduction in its pump price to N87 per litre.
The Federal Government had announced the reduction of pump price from N97 to N87 per litre following the falling of crude oil price across the globe.
The marketers’ action had created artificial scarcity of the commodity, particularly in the city and some major towns of the state.
According to the investigation, some of the marketers preferred to sell the commodity to black marketers, to recover their money.
One of the marketers and the Manager of MRS filling station, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, said he bought 40,000 litres of petrol and the next day the price was reduced.
He said he lost N400,000 following the reduction of the price by the Federal Government because he sold it at the N87 per litre.
Another marketer and Assistant Manager of Oando filling station, Malam Nuhu Musa, attributed the fuel shortage in the city to the sudden reduction of the pump price.
He said that the company had ordered for the commodity in Lagos but was yet to get the supply.
‘’For the past five days we do not have fuel; the company has ordered for fuel in Lagos but is yet to come,’’ he said.
Alhaji Nura Saleh, the Manager at Azman fillings station, said the company had no enough petrol now because the stock had finished within four days.
“This is due to the high patronage of customers who rushed to buy the commodity immediately after the announcement and it finished on time,’’ he said.
Most of the marketers who spoke on the issue called on the government to replenish what they lost due to the sudden price reduction.(NAN)

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