The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has confirmed the availability of domestic kerosene in the country.
The National Public Relations Officer of the association, Yakubu Suleiman, dismissed speculations of scarcity of the product in a phone interview in Abuja on Saturday.
Mr Suleiman said that all the oil and gas products were available in all parts of the country and urged citizens not to panic.
“Do not panic as there is enough product on ground that can last till next year,” he assured.
He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for taking the best decision in deregulating the oil and gas industry.
Mr Suleiman also called on Nigerians to divest their attention on Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, as government was giving all the enabling environment in gas sector.
A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent who when round some fuel stations in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT discovered that there was kerosene, but it was selling at N350 per litre.
NAN reports that black markets sold theirs between the range N420 naira to N450.
Blessing Eze, a business woman at Kubwa market, lamented on the high price that it was difficult for only Nigerians to feed as everything has increased.
“Everything in the market like food, kerosene, coal has increased and life is difficult for the poor to feed a day.”
Mrs Eze appealed to the government to review the oil and gas as there was room for improvement.
Another buyer, Haruna Aliyu, said that the product was available but it is high and not everyone can affordable to buy it.
NAN
