DPR seals 6 petrol stations in Warri
(Nigeria) The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Warri Zonal Office, on Wednesday sealed six petrol
stations in Warri and its environs in Delta State for hoarding petroleum
products and selling above the official pump price of N87.
DPR surveillance team led by Mr Obukaroro Ovadje, Assistant
Zonal Manager, sealed the stations after the surveillance which lasted more
than seven hours.
Two of the filling stations are located in Warri.
The other four are located in Udu Local Government Area of
the state.
One filling station at Jakpa road, Uvwie Local Government
Area, sold petrol above the official pump price and also under-dispensing.
The manager of the station was compelled by the team to dispense
his stock free of charge to customers.
Ovadje told newsmen that the presidency had directed that
any filling station caught selling petrol above the official price should be
compelled to dispense the product free of charge to customers.
``This filling station dispenses fuel at N140 and also
under-dispense at 11.35, as against the normal measurement of 10.0. With that, we have no choice than to compel
the manager to dispense to customers for free in line with government
directive,’’ he said.
Ovadje said that DPR would continue to monitor the
activities of marketers to ensure full compliance with government directive.
The manager of the filling station, who refused to disclose
his name, said that `mechanical fault’ compelled him to sell the product above
the official price.
``Sometimes when it happens like this, we quickly call the
engineer to check and rectify the fault; we sell at the regulated pump price,’’
he said.
DPR Head, Public Affairs, Mr Goddey Agusa, said that the
department gave its contacts to some people to furnish it with information on
the activities of filling stations.
``We cannot be at all the place at the same time, so we gave
out our contacts to some people to furnish us with information about what is
happening in the filling stations around their areas. If we notice any change
in any of the filling stations we have visited, we will slam them with serious
sanctions,’’ he warned.
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