DPR seals 55 fuel stations for diversion

Abuja Zonal Controller of the department Aliyu Halidu said this during a press briefing in Abuja to clarify its position on the scarcity of petrol that hit several parts of the country in recent weeks.
“We have checks and balances as to know whether the marketer is hoarding or not. Those we have found hoarding we have sanctioned them, we have informed PPMC to stop them from loading products and the sanction will remain for at least one month,” he said.
Most of the fuel marketers affected by the DPR sanction are located in Abuja and its environ he said.
“Within this period we have found two marketers, one along the airport road and one along Kaduna road and we have already informed the Petroleum Product Marketing Company (PPMC). For DPR we have sanctioned over 55 marketers this year and we have already informed Warri Refinery that they should charge them the commercial price of the product,” Halidu said.