Eight gas stations in Osun State were shut down by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Thursday for allegedly selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) for more than the government-approved pump price.
Mr. Kunle Adeyemo, the state’s NMDPRA coordinator, made this statement following the organization’s routine surveillance of gas stations in Osogbo, the state capital.
According to Adeyemo, the surveillance was done to inform the public that the Federal Government-approved pump price for gasoline had not altered.
He stated that the surveillance operation will continue every day until all state-licensed marketers returned to the PMS price set by the government.
“We are out basically because prices of fuel are getting erratic and we are trying to tell the people that there is a specific price for petroleum and government has not changed it.
“We want to ensure that every filling station in the state adheres strictly to the official price of between N179 and N180 per litre,” he said.
According to Adeyemo, the impacted gas stations were shut down for charging more than the legal pump price.
He continued by saying that the agency would keep working nonstop to prevent fuel marketers from defrauding the general public.
