Fuel Scarcity: Kwara Govt To Revoke CoO Of Erring Filling Stations

On Tuesday, the Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq cautioned oil marketers to avoid imposing needless hardship on the citizens by creating artificial fuel scarcity in the state and beyond.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, obtained by Afrika Eyes On Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

The statement read: “The Governor is seriously concerned about reports of sudden fuel scarcity in different parts of the state. This is totally uncalled for. He asks fuel marketers to immediately discharge fuel to the public under the normal pricing system since they had bought what they currently have at subsidised rates,” according to a Government House statement on Tuesday morning.

“Creating artificial scarcity amounts to 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 urges the marketers to desist from anything that qualifies as economic sabotage of the people. Hoarding fuel bought at subsidised price and creating panic in the state is opportunistic and will not be condoned. His Excellency the Deputy Governor Mr. Kayode Alabi will be leading a task force to ensure that no fuel marketer causes undue hardship to the citizens in Kwara State.

He added that all Fuel stations are to note that the Task Force will dip into their pits. Any filling stations found to be hoarding fuel will have their Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) revoked, among other penalties.”