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CPC alerts on existence of bad fuel in the country
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Biodun Obimuyiwa, assistanat director, public relations, said the council, from its preliminary investigations, confirmed that one of the major oil marketers has been identified to have the bad fuel in some of its stations.
Though some managers of the stations of the alleged major marketer confirmed the existence of the bad fuel in Lagos, they claimed it was yet to get to Abuja. This corroborated the Council’s investigations that revealed that the incidence is yet to be witnessed within the Federal Capital Territory.
He said the stations’ managers further claimed that they have been put on alert to properly scrutinize new consignments before offloading for sale to consumers.
As part of its investigation, the Council according to him has taken samples of PMS (fuel) in circulation for further laboratory analysis. The Council therefore advised consumers, particularly motorists to be more cautious in their purchase of PMS because of the inherent danger of bad fuel on their automobiles.
Meanwhile, the Council has written a letter to the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), the Sector Specific Regulator, intimating it on the development.
Obimuyiwa said the Council in its letter, advised DPR “to take urgent steps in investigating the source of any bad PMS, with a view to arresting the situation as well as curtailing its spread to other parts of the country”.
Though some managers of the stations of the alleged major marketer confirmed the existence of the bad fuel in Lagos, they claimed it was yet to get to Abuja. This corroborated the Council’s investigations that revealed that the incidence is yet to be witnessed within the Federal Capital Territory.
He said the stations’ managers further claimed that they have been put on alert to properly scrutinize new consignments before offloading for sale to consumers.
As part of its investigation, the Council according to him has taken samples of PMS (fuel) in circulation for further laboratory analysis. The Council therefore advised consumers, particularly motorists to be more cautious in their purchase of PMS because of the inherent danger of bad fuel on their automobiles.
Meanwhile, the Council has written a letter to the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), the Sector Specific Regulator, intimating it on the development.
Obimuyiwa said the Council in its letter, advised DPR “to take urgent steps in investigating the source of any bad PMS, with a view to arresting the situation as well as curtailing its spread to other parts of the country”.
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