By Lekan Adejuwon
As residents of Ado Ekiti and environs woke up to experience another impending fuel scarcity,
the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has summoned an emergency meeting with the leadership of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to a meeting in his office by 4pm today.
Recall that the President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday in his maiden address to the nation announces an end to fuel subsidy and in almost spontaneous reaction this morning most filling stations have closed their gates to their customers in anticipation of fuel subsidy removal
Mr Yinka Oyebode, Special Adviser ( Media) to the Governor.) In a statement said the urged the marketers to await further directives on the implementation of the planned subsidy removal by the Federal Government and avoid actions that are capable of inflicting hardship on the citizens.
The governor therefore cautioned filling stations and marketers in the state against hoarding of petroleum product following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inaugural speech yesterday.
According to the Governor, heavy sanctions await any filing station or marketer found hoarding petroleum product or involved in arbitrary increase in prices of petroleum product in the state.
Meanwhile, Governor Oyebanji has invited the leadership of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to a meeting in his office by 4pm today.
The Governor urges the citizens of the state to go about their daily activities peacefully and avoid any rancorous situation.
As at time of filing this report queue at Bovas Petroleum along Bank Road has reached the New Secretariat along new Iyin road.
