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| • Petroleum Minister; Mrs Diezani Allison Madueke and NUPENG President, Comrade Igwe Achese |
There is palpable fear of another
round of petroleum scarcity in Nigeria as the Federal Government has
temporarily suspended petroleum tanker drivers from loading products from
petroleum tank farms at Ibafon and Ibru jetty.
Shipping Position Daily gathered that the directive
was issued in order to allow the completion of the on-going rehabilitation of
the Coconut end of the Apapa-Oshodi expressway by construction company, Julius
Berger.
Vice Chairman of Ascon Uinit of
NUPENG, Comrade Owolabi Jimoh disclosed to our correspondent that Julius Berger
had complained bitterly to the Federal Government that the activities of the
tank farms were disturbing construction of the road.
Subsequently, the government
directed the national headquarters of NUPENG under the leadership of Comrade
Igwe Achese to withdraw all petroleum tankers from the Apapa expressway.
Shipping Position Daily correspondent who visited the
depot noted that the entire area has suddenly become a ghost town.
Even though he assured that the
situation might not necessarily lead to fuel scarcity, Owolabi confirmed that
tanker drivers have not been working at Ibru and Ibafon jetty for the past two
weeks.
"We have not been working since
last week; the order came from above, from our national leaders and the Federal
Government"
"They told us that Julius
Berger is complaining that tanker drivers are not allowing them free access to
complete the road construction, last week Berger only gave us Saturday to work,
and this week we have not loaded products at all" Owolabi confirmed
He said that Task Forces from the
Zonal Council of NUPENG had since last week impounded several trucks that
violated the directive.
He said that the trucks were towed
to the Orile truck park while the owners were asked to bail them with
N400,000.
Our correspondent however gathered
there are not less than 20 petroleum tank farms at Ibru and Ibafon Jetty. The
axis also accounts for not less than 50 percent of the total distribution of
patrol in Nigeria.
For the time being, fuel marketers
have been asked to divert their activities to depots around Kirikri, Dockyard
and Creek Road areas of Apapa.http://shippingposition.com.ng/article/fuel-scarcity-looms-fg-suspends-tanker-drivers-ibru-ibafon-jetty
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