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Residents of border communities in Kwara on Saturday called for a review of the restriction on petroleum products in the area by the Federal Government.
The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that traders, particularly transporters, were using the opportunity to hike prices of goods and services.
Mr Toyin Mohammed, a resident of Kosubosu in the Baruten Local Government Area of the state, said that until the directive was reviewed, the people of the area would continue to experience hardship.
Mohammed further told NAN that only filling stations in Ilesha-Baruba were allowed to move petrol.
According to him, the development is seriously affecting other communities in the area.
The resident, who commended government for checkmating smuggling in the area, however urged the federal government to extend the movement of petroleum products to Okuta. This, he said, would serve other communities in the border area.
Another resident, Mr Ishiak Bio, lamented that the situation had soared the cost of transportation to and from the area.
For instance, he said transport fare from Kosubosu to Ilorin had soared up to N5,000 from N2,500, which is 100 per cent increase.
“Our people are suffering here due to lack of petrol. We learnt that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has further reduced pump price of petrol, but we don’t feel the impact here.
“Petrol black marketers sell a litre of petrol for between N300 and N350 despite the reduction,” Bio cried. (NAN)
– May 10, 2020 @ 13:05 GMT |
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