Fuel Crisis: Oil Workers Reach Agreement With Govt, Lifting Begins

The senate has intervened in the ongoing fuel crisis in the country leading to a commitment from all critical stakeholders to pave way for the lifting of fuel in the next six hours.

This resolution was reached at the Senate inquest into the fuel crisis organised by the Senate Joint Committee on Petroleum Upstream and Downstream.

LEADERSHIP recalls that sequel to a resolution of the Senate last week mandating its committees on petroleum resources (Upstream and Downstream) to investigate the persistent fuel scarcity in the country, the committees summoned the coordinating minister for the economy and finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and her petroleum ministry counterpart, Diezani Alison-Madueke, over the scarcity.

Also invited by the joint committee, the group managing director of the NNPC, managing director, PPMC, director DPR, PPPRA, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) , Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO).However, the Senate Committee, after a brief closed door meeting with stakeholders in the Senate yesterday, said that a resolution was reached to commence the lifting of fuel in the next six hours.

Senator Magnus Abe who read out the resolution reached between government and stakeholders in the oil sector said that first the minister of finance will give an undertaking to the major marketers and DAPMAN that the work of the committee being handled by the CBN and the PPRA be concluded with outstanding claims verified.

He said, “If it is concluded before the expiry of this administration, it should be reflected in the handing over note and if it is not then the fact that the committee is in existence should be reflected in the handing over note and the copy of the letter conveying the existence of the committee be sent to MOMAN and DAPMAN and also to the Senate Committee.”

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