By correspondent in Ilorin.
Photo credit: The Guardian Nigeria
Any filling station in Kwara state, North Central Nigeria, found hoarding fuel will have its Certificate of Occupancy(Cof C ) revoked.
The governor of the state, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, gave the warning in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye and made available to newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday.
The governor, who is also the chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) said:" Fuel stations are to note that the Task Force will dip into their pits. Filling stations found to be hoarding fuel will have their Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) revoked, among other penalties."
He, however, cautioned oil marketers to avoid imposing needless hardship on the citizens through the creation of artificial fuel scarcity in the state and beyond.
The governor, who expressed concern about reports of sudden fuel scarcity in different parts of the state, described the development as "uncalled for."
He tasked fuel marketers to immediately discharge fuel to the public under the normal pricing system, reminding them that the product they had bought was what they currently had at subsidized rates.
“Creating artificial scarcity amounts to an intentional misrepresentation of the statement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the question of fuel subsidy. The people should not be made to undergo any hardship", the governor added.
He urged the marketers to desist from anything that qualified as economic sabotage of the people, adding that "hoarding fuel, bought at subsidized prices and creating panic in the state, is opportunistic and will not be condoned."
According to Ajakaye, the Deputy Governor, Mr. Kayode Alabi, would be leading a task force to ensure that no fuel marketer causes undue hardship to the citizens in Kwara State.
Our correspondent monitoring fuel scarcity in Ilorin reports that long queues of vehicles remained a prominent feature in filling stations visited on Wednesday.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
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