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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has warned that it would take another two weeks for the supply of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as gasoline or petrol, to normalize.
Adding: “No inland depot has received clean petrol that would boost supply to filling stations.”
IPMAN Public Relations Officer, Chief Chinedu Ukadike, on Monday, said the Federal Government was yet to improve supply.
In his words: “Nothing much has changed in the last few days, the issue is that up till now we have not seen the intervention of the NNPC based on evacuating these products (bad fuel) from some of our stations. Some marketers are trying to see if they can get new products and blend them to see if they can move.
“Marketers’ capitals have been tied down and the bad product is also occupying their storage tank and that is why you are seeing some skeletal services. Some also have their tanks quarantined, so it is not easy.
“We have been expecting products in the inland depots like the Port Harcourt Refinery depot but up till now, no product has been received. These things happen. Once there is a break in the supply chain it will take some time to fix.
“Forget what people are saying it will take one-two to three weeks to fill in the gaps. It is talking about evacuating and replacing, it is not just about the shortage, it is also about evacuating and replacing.”
According to him, Port Harcourt has not witnessed the acute shortage being experienced in many parts of the country.
He said most of the marketers who have placed orders have not received supply.
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