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Adulterated Fuel: Reps urge NNPC to suspend importers
By Matthew Eloyi
Members of the House of Representatives have urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to suspend the four companies that recently imported adulterated fuel into the country.
The lawmakers also mandated its committee on petroleum downstream to investigate the release and sale of the off-spec Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by petrol stations across the country, to bring the culprits to book.
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The issue was raised on Thursday as a motion of urgent public importance by the Chief Whip of the House, Mohammed Monguno.
The House also voiced concern about the impact of the tainted gasoline on automobiles, as well as the rise in the cost of transportation, commodities, and services.
Some of the lawmakers lamented that the system is completely compromised, considering the processes which the fuel must go through before reaching the fuel stations.
They demanded compensation for Nigerians whose vehicles and equipment were directly harmed by the tainted fuel.
