Abia Assembly Orders IPMAN To Bring Down Cost Of Petrol As Litre Sells For N400

The Abia State House of Assembly, has summoned the leaders Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in the state to appear before its Committee on NDDC, ASOPADEC and Petroleum Matters.

IPMAN Abia State Chapter has been summoned to explain reasons why its members have continued to sell petroleum products above approved prices in the state.

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As a result, the state asdembly has directed IPMAN to appear before it tomorrow, Thursday, 16th September, 2021, at 2pm in its committee room at the Assembly Complex, Umuahia.

Meanwhile, chairman of the committee, Honourable Godwin Adiele, has directed petroleum marketers in the state to revert to the old price or face sanctions.

Recall that petroleum marketers have unilaterally hiked the price of petroleum products in Abia State with some filling stations selling fuel for as high as N300/N400 per litre without any notice or communication to either authorities or consumers.

This has brought hardship on the people who groan under the arbitrary increase thereby causing the Speaker, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, to intervene by directing that the leadership of the petroleum marketers be summoned.

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