Akwa Ibom State has once again been thrown into unnecessary fuel crisis with attendant scarcity and hike in prices since last Tuesday.
The cause of the current fuel scarcity is attributed to the face off between the Petroleum Products Tanker Drivers Union PTD, a branch of NUPENG on the one hand and The Nigeria Security and
Civil Defense Corps, Akwa Ibom State Command on the other hand. As usual, the Civil Defense Corps apprehended a driver with truck laden with products suspected to be LPFO. The Truck was impounded and the driver and conductor arrested and detained. PTD are angry with Civil Defense Corps for detaining it's members and demanded unconditional release of the people and the truck.
Civil Defense Corps, Akwa Ibom State Command on the other hand. As usual, the Civil Defense Corps apprehended a driver with truck laden with products suspected to be LPFO. The Truck was impounded and the driver and conductor arrested and detained. PTD are angry with Civil Defense Corps for detaining it's members and demanded unconditional release of the people and the truck.
They failed to adhere to the understanding reached with the union not to impose sanctions on AKS without first exhausting mediation through the AK- PPMC. Indeed they only intimated PPMC of the crisis after they embargoed supply of Petroleum Products to Akwa Ibom State.
This is very unpatriotic to say the least. Be that as it may, the PPMC has swung into action and barring operational challanges, have apprehended some of the shylock marketers and forced them to adjust downward their pump prices.
The state Government decides to intervene because of the need to ameliorate the suffering of the masses in Akwa Ibom State occasioned by NUPENG incessant actions in Akwa Ibom state.
The state Government is very concerned with the plight of our citizens and will this time take all necessary steps to prevent the repeat or reoccurrence of this sad and avoidable crises in the supply chain of petroleum products to Akwa Ibom State. MFON SAMPSON media Asst. to SSA on Petroleum Matters and Chairman of PPMC.
AKWA IBOM FUEL CRISIS: PTD IS AT IT AGAIN!
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