The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has begun moved to put in place a structural approach to make available cheap fuel through compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LPG) to mitigate the effects of the subsidy removal on Nigerians.
The Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, made this revelation while speaking to State House correspondents after a meeting with Tinubu on Thursday.
Kyari said the plans would be rolled out soon, adding that the structural plan, which he described as a work in progress, was part of the President’s palliative measures for citizens.
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He added that there was already an ongoing rehabilitation exercise in the nation’s refinery, which would be unveiled in no distant time.
Recall that the oil company had on Monday issued a fresh directive to oil marketers on how much they will pay to get petroleum products.
This came about two weeks after the Federal Government announced the removal of fuel subsidy.
NNPCL Retail, in a circular released on Monday and obtained by Africa Today News, New York, directed marketers to consider merging their old orders which carry the old fuel price in order to buy a truck of 45 million litres of petrol.
Africa Today News, New York gathered that marketers had before the deregulation ordered one truck of petrol for about N7.7m.
However, the new circular by the company advised marketers who had probably ordered three trucks at N7.5m (N171/litre old price), to merge their orders or ask for a refund.
‘Following the full deregulation of PMS, NNPC Retail has made the following options available to help customers manage the impact of the additional cash flow requirement: Marketers now have the option of consolidating pre-paid self-owned tickets for fresh tickets in line with the revised price. Interested marketers can engage their respective NRL Depot Representative for guidance on how to initiate this option.
‘Also, there is an option for cash refund. Marketers who are interested in initiating this option should send in official request addressed to the MD NNPC Retail. The request should include evidence of payment and order details (RRR number, Sales quotation number, and Meter ticket number). Upon receipt of official request together with the above-supporting documents, your refund request will be made processed,’ the memo from NNPCL Retail read in part.
Oil marketers on Monday confirmed the development to reporters.