Fuel scarcity: Many petrol stations in Osun hoarding fuel, says Adeleke

The Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday, April 28, warned petrol stations against hoarding of fuel as scarcity hit the state.

Adeleke through his chief of staff, Kazeem Akinleye, who is also the chairman, Petroleum Monitoring Taskforce, warned against creating of artificial scarcity.

He said: “Most filling stations are hoarding petrol products, thereby worsening the fuel supply situation in the state. The surveillance activities were conducted in major towns and the state capital in the last three days and it revealed deliberate hoarding of fuel to create artificial scarcity.”

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The Taskforce consequently issued warning to affected filling stations which are already listed as direct culprits to open up their tanks and dispense fuel to the members of the public.

However, checks by The Nation on Sunday revealed that most independent marketers are not selling except Eterna Petrol Station at the Africa area of Osogbo.

It was observed that many residents of the state travelled to Osogbo to buy fuel for use while a few independent marketers selling, sold at N800 per litre while others sold between N850 to 900/ltr.