Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has cautioned oil marketers to avoid imposing needless hardship on the citizens through creation of artificial fuel scarcity in the State and beyond.
LEADERSHIP observed that most filling stations, especially those owned by the independent marketers, had since Monday’s afternoon stop dispensing fuel to motorists in Ilorin, the state capital, following the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government.
There were long queues at the few filling stations that were dispensing fuel in Ilorin.
A statement signed by the governor’s chief press secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Tuesday, said the governor was concerned about the news of sudden fuel scarcity in various parts of the state.
The statement reads: “The governor is seriously concerned about reports of sudden fuel scarcity in different parts of the state. This is totally uncalled for. He asks fuel marketers to immediately discharge fuel to the public under the normal pricing system…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
