Group of transporters who threatened a 78-hour ultimatum to occupy the headquarters of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPL over acute fuel and scarcity have suspended the action.
The action was sequel to the intervention of the Mele Kyari-led management of the Nigeria National Petroleum Limited, NNPL and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipreye Sylva to resolve the fuel crisis.
Last Monday,the groups which identified themselves as Commercial Motorcycles Association of Nigeria, (COMAN), Tricycles Owners Association of Nigeria (TOWAN), National Association of Traders of Nigeria, (NASTAN), Luxurious Bus Operators Union (LUBOU), Market Women Association of Nigeria (MAWAN) and Trailer Drivers Association of Nigeria, TADAN issued a Communique, and gave a 78-hour to the NNPL to resolve fuel crisis.
But a statement issued on Sunday by the group leaders, Boniface Ikedi, Basil Ekanem and four others lauded the NNPCL for ease of fuel scarcity, urging for its sustainability at the critical time.
They put-off of strike on account of the improvement in availability of fuel across the country.
They said:”Our members have monitored activities of some filling stations across the six geographical zones and discovered availability of fuel with a fair pump price adjusted between N195 to N198 per litre.”
The groups said the red alert issued to our members have been withdrawn, while they have been asked to go about their normal businesses.
The statement read: “We acknowledged prompt intervention in the fuel scarcity which has led to its availability across the country.We commend the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Limited, NNPCL, Mele Abba Kyari and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipreye Sylva for their effort so far, no doubt made fuel available”.
