Chinedu Okoronkwo, the President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said that the association has no plans to increase fuel pump prices across the country.
He stated this during a recent interview via Arise News.
According to him, IPMAN has not started importing fuel into the country, so, there is no way they will increase fuel pump prices. Okoronkwo said:
During the interview, Okoronkwo also addressed questions raised about the level of honesty the NNPCL has displayed to Nigerians regarding the fact that oil prices are rising and there is a forex crisis in the country, yet the NNPCL claims that there are no plans to increase fuel prices. According to Okoronkwo, the NNPCL is not being dishonest.
He said:
Meanwhile, during the same interview on Arise News, Segun Kadir, the Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) said the association supports the removal of fuel subsidies. He acknowledged the statements by the NNPCL and IPMAN that there are no plans to increase fuel pump prices as being good for Nigerians.
He, however, stated that the removal is not where it stops, he urged the government to deal with the implications of the removal. He said:
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