Fuel scarcity: drivers, artisans protest in Ekiti, issue ultimatum to oil dealers

24 hours after some filling stations were damaged by angry youths in Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State over lingering strike declared by oil marketers, amalgamation of transport unions, on Wednesday trooped to the streets, accusing the dealers of being allegedly sponsored by the opposition.

In the same vein, the unions issued 24-hour ultimatum to the lapse,” he stated.

Atowoju accused the marketers of being allegedly prodded by opposition to take on the government over flimsy issue.

“All over the world, there are rules regulation guiding where fuel stations are located. The last fire incident at Strive Energy petrol station in Ijigbo in Ado Ekiti destroyed multi-million property and no compensations were given to the victims. Must this continue?

“There are problems of economic recession, unemployment and general disillusionment in Nigeria and our oil marketers should not aggravate our sufferings here in Ekiti,” he said.

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