The Minister of State Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has visited fuel stations in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa state, to monitor the availability of petroleum products.
A statement sent to PUNCH Online on Saturday noted that Lokpobiri arrived at the Bayelsa State International Airport, Amassoma, at about 11.30 a.m. and headed straight to the Rain Oil Filling station at Etegwe, accompanied by officials of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
He also visited an NNPC affiliate filling station at Etegwe, Rano Oil at Opolo, and NNPC mega filling station at Berger junction.
In all the fuel stations he visited, the minister requested the pump attendants to dispense fuel to measure the actual volume being sold to Nigerians.
The statement further noted that Lokpobiri said the purpose of his visit to fuel stations in the state was to ascertain the availability of products and to ensure Nigerians are not being cheated.
According to him, since the assumption of office of President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians are no longer experiencing fuel scarcity due to price hikes because of high demand during the yuletide.
He said, “This is the second time running under this administration that petroleum products are available during the festive season. If you recall during the festive season when there is high demand, there is product scarcity leading to price hikes. But last year there was product availability and this year there is product availability.”
