Oil Marketers Shun Govt Orders, Sell Fuel Above N86.50 Pump Price

Investigations have revealed that many filling stations across Benin City, the Edo state capital, on Sunday, January 3, defied the Federal Government’s directive on the new pump price for petrol as they continued to sell the product at either the old regulated price of N87 per litre or above it.

While majority of the filling stations around Ekenwan, Akpakpava were not selling fuel, only MEGA station on Sapele road was selling petrol for N86.per litre, with a relatively long queue, The Nation reports.

Also, at an NNPC retail station in Upper Sakponba road, petrol was sold for N87 despite the Federal Government’s directive.

A fuel attendant who spoke on condition of anonymity, that motorist should appreciate them after all “Others are selling for as much as N145-N 150 per litre

But other independent marketers who were dispensing the product sold to motorists and other buyers at between N115 and N150 per litre.

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