The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said some of its members still have the adulterated petrol in stock.
IPMAN spokesperson, Chief Ukadike Chinedu, who disclosed this said the products have not been returned yet due to the lack of clear cut directives on how it should be returned.
Chinedu said, “Also, you need documents to enable you to move the tankers from your filling stations back to the place where the product is to be returned because if the police get you without the necessary accompanying documents, they will say you are involved in bunkering.”
The Federal Government has set up a committee of technical experts from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, MOMAN, DAPPMAN, and the downstream regulator, among other stakeholders to manage the crisis occasioned by the imported adulterated fuel.
NNPC spokesperson Garba Deen Muhammad, said a technical committee had been set up to look into the matter and how the contaminated products would be managed.
He said, “The first thing is to ensure that it is recalled and not in circulation. There are various ways of handling this kind of product; we will leave that to the technical committee that has been set up.
“This committee is drawn from MOMAN, DAPPMAN, downstream regulator, NNPC, from all stakeholders. They all have technical people and know the best way to handle this kind of product.”
