The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has made a U-turn from an earlier directive to its members in Borno and Oyo states to shut their filling stations to the public.
Disclosing the latest situation, the Borno State Chairman of IPMAN, Mohammed Kuluwu, said: “Having met with the concerned authority, all filling stations should open with immediate effect.
“Continue selling while the association continues with further consultation and accordingly keep you informed,” Kuluwu said.
Meanwhile, IPMAN’s National Controller of Operations, Mike Osatuyi, described as a wrong move, the memo to members, which emanated from the IPMAN Borno chapter asking all its members in the State to suspend services.
Also, the National President of IPMAN, Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo, said Kuluwu should not have issued the statement credited to him.
“He should not have issued the statement. In fact, he has retracted it,” Okoronkwo assured.
The IPMAN’s Public Relations Officer, Ibadan Depot, Mojeed Adesope, was reported to have also issued a similar statement ordering IPMAN’s members in Oyo State to stop buying products and shut down their stations.