Motorists in Iseyin council of Oyo State on Wednesday complained
about the continued rise in the price of petrol in the area.
Some of them who spoke with NAN in separate interviews bemoaned
the situation, saying that the development had led to low patronage
from commuters.
Bambi Sangotikun said that low patronage from commuters due to
increase in pump price of petrol had forced him to park his vehicle
till the situation was sorted.
“Even me, I can’t pay N50 from here to barrack or N70 from
Customs to Kara area, but what can we do when filling stations
are selling at N120 per litre.
“People prefer to trek or even stay at home than paying high
transport fare.
“It is obvious that the situation is forcing us out of jobs; we
appeal to the appropriate authorities to see to it; we can’t do
without fuel in Nigeria,“ he said.
Saheed Adebayo, also a commercial driver, said that petrol
marketers were deliberately hoarding the product for selfish reasons.
“People are very unpatriotic in this country; NNPC said it released
the same quantity of fuel as it did in January, so why the scarcity
for God’s sake.
“It is very difficult for me to see any reason for this scarcity and
exorbitant price they are selling per litre now.
“I think a special task force needs to come in here and compel
petrol stations to sell at the normal rate; this situation is highly
unbearable,“ he lamented.
Oluwashina Oduola, a 37-year-old teacher, said there was need for
government to urgently intervene on the matter, adding that “people
want to give government bad name through artificial scarcity.
“It is high time the government came out to deal with all these
agents of darkness decisively; when the president announced
reduction, people wanted to increase through back doors; it’s not
fair, “ he said.
NAN reports that most filling stations claimed not to have fuel
while few that have the product sell between N100 and N120 per
litre.
At Mobil, Iseyin-Ibadan Road, queues stretched for more than two
kilometres to buy at N100 per litre.
At Isale Oja and Isalu areas, stations without names were
dispensing petrol at N120 with few vehicles sighted at the places.
Officials at the stations declined comments, saying they had no such
power to speak on the situation.
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