The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria
(IPMAN) says it is not planning to embark on a nationwide strike.
Sanusi Fari, IPMAN national president, in a statement by
Chidid Nnubia, its national secretary, asked the public to dismiss any
information regarding the planned strike.
Yakubu Suleiman, the association’s spokesperson, had said
the association instructed its members to shut down operations over alleged
harassment by the police.
Suleiman had alleged that some police officers invaded the
association’s national secretariat on Friday over leadership issues among
members.
But Fari asked petroleum dealers and the public to ignore
Suleiman’s statement and also advised the public not to engage in panic buying
of petroleum products.
The IPMAN president condemned attempts by some groups within
the association to “blackmail” the government by calling out marketers for a
nationwide protest.
Fari said the association was working harmoniously with
sister organisations including the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas
(NUPENG) workers and the National Association of Road Transport Owners.
He said IPMAN was working with the petroleum tanker drivers
unit of NUPENG to ensure an adequate supply of petroleum products nationwide.
“We wish to inform the general public that our members have
no plans to shut down any petrol station in the country as there is no reason
to take such action,” he said.
“Our members are directed to disregard a publication by some
persons whose stock in trade is to sabotage the efforts of the Federal
Government and the PPMC to provide uninterrupted supply of petroleum products
nationwide.
“We ask the general public to ignore any information
emanating from any unscrupulous individuals attempting to hijack the
association for their selfish and profiteering adventure.
“Those individuals lack the capacity to call off our
services as they are illegally parading themselves as officers of the
association in total disregard and disobedience of a Supreme Court judgment of
Dec. 14, 2018.
“We enjoin the public to go about their normal activities as
we continue to support the Federal Government through the Ministry of Petroleum
Resources and NNPC to ensure availability of petroleum products across the
country,’’ Fari said in the statement.
Fari asked any member not satisfied with the supreme court’s
order to seek redress in court and not resort to “an empty threat that might
make the motoring public engage in panic buying of petroleum products”.
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