Breaking: Plateau orders authorities to seal off Filling Station found to be hoarding fuel
By Golok Nanmwa,Jos
Plateau state Government on Thursday ordered authorities saddled with the responsibility of regulating of checking fuel scarcity in the state to seal off any filling station found to hoarding fuel.
This was contained in a statement signed by
Prof. Danladi A. Atu Secretary to the Government of the State and made available to newsmen in Jos.
The statement reads that “Government has observed with great concern the activities of some Filling Stations hoarding Petroleum Products with the view to create artificial scarcity, thereby causing untold hardship to commuters and other users of fuel commodities.”
It further reads that Consequent upon this, the Management Commitee on Road Traffic Administration and Vehicle Inspectors has been mandated to go round all Filling Stations to ensure that this act is forestalled.
The Task force is equally directed to seal off any Filling Station found to be hoarding the products and auction same, the statement further added.
