NNPC Applauds Wike For Facilitating Movement Of Fuel Trucks

The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commended the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike for his timely intervention which resulted in the smooth distribution of petroleum products to the state and neighbouring states.

Recall that Wike had ordered a lockdown of the state two days ago which restricted movement of trucks and loading of petroleum products from Port Harcourt to neighbouring states.

But in a statement by the NNPC spokesperson Kennie Obateru, the Managing Director of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), Musa Lawan, applauded Wike for relaxing the stay-at-home order which had restored normalcy to the fuel supply and distribution system in the state and its environs.

The PPMC boss stated that despite the stay-at-home order, vessels laden with petroleum products were berthing on the shores of Nigeria to guarantee products supply continuity, assuring that the question of shortage of petroleum products would not arise.

“Everything in terms of petroleum products supply and distribution across the country has normalized.

“But as we speak, tankers can now go in and truck out petroleum products and deliver to neigbouring states,” Lawan said.

The Management of the NNPC however urged other state governors to rapidly intervene in such situations to avoid shocks in the fuel distribution and supply system across the country.

He appealed to motorists not to engage in panic buying of petroleum products, especially petrol, noting that with the ample supply of the products, there was no need for anybody to stock up the product in jerry cans to avoid the danger of inferno at homes.