FUEL SCARCITY: ONDO GOVT INTERVENES, AS MARKETERS ASSURE OF IMPROVED SUPPLY
– Marketers urge residents against panic buying
Today, the office of the Special Adviser on Special Duties and Strategy in conjunction with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources rounded off meetings that commenced on Monday, April 29 with the leadership of Independent and Major Petroleum Marketers in Ondo State.
The State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, had directed an immediate intervention in the fuel shortage within the state which culminated in these meetings.
The government officials sought and secured the support of the marketers, and true to their commitment the fuel situation has started recoding some improvements this evening, Wednesday, May 1.
The marketers advised members of public to avoid panic buying as the issue of logistic creating the hiccups in the supply chain would be resolved very soon.