Oil marketers in Nigeria have agreed to call-off their strike with
immediate effect. They have also agreed to commence the immediate
lifting of petroleum products across Nigeria in the next six hours.
This is contained in an agreement brokered by the Nigerian Senate
after a meeting between the oil marketers and the Federal Government.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Downstream, Senator Magnus Abe
announced this at the end of the meeting at the National Assembly
complex in Abuja on Monday.
The agreement also states that the Department of Petroleum Resources
(DPR) should immediately revoke the license of any oil marketer that
refuses to lift petroleum products across Nigeria.
With this development, PENGASSAN, NUPENG, MOMAN, IPMAN and all other
officials also addressed the press where they affirmed the resolutions
and agreement.
The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was present at the
hearing and endorsed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government.
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