The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and its downstream
subsidiary, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, PPMC,
yesterday, threatened to sanction marketers and other stakeholders
engaged in the sale of kerosene above the approved price to Nigerians.
In a statement signed by the Acting Group General Manager, Group
Public Affairs Division, Mrs. Green, the NNPC also allayed fears of
alleged scarcity of kerosene in the country, saying that about 11
million litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene, DPK, were being supplied across
the country daily, far above the national demand of eight million
litres daily.
Green maintained that the NNPC and the PPMC will continue to work
with all stakeholders to ensure even distribution of kerosene to all
nook and crannies of the country, and also advised members of the public
against panic buying of the product.
“We, therefore, call on all stakeholders to ensure that petroleum
products including kerosene get to the general public at government
approved prices as severe sanctions await any defaulter,” she said.
“This clarification has become necessary due to reports of scarcity
of the product in some parts of the country. For the avoidance of doubt,
the NNPC, through its subsidiary, the PPMC supplies between 10 and 11
million litres of kerosene daily, which is distributed through
allocations to licensed marketers such as Independent Petroleum
Marketers Association of Nigeria, (IPMAN), Depot And Petroleum Products
Marketers Association, (DAPPMA), Major Marketers Association of Nigeria
(MOMAN) and NNPC Retail Limited who sell to the general public through
their retail outlets.
“It is, therefore, a surprise to receive reports of scarcity in spite
of the fact that NNPC/PPMC supply above the eight million litres
national daily consumption,” Mrs. Green said.
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