Chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mosinmi Depot, Mr Samuel Idowu, has urged the National Assembly to accelerate the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
Idowu made the appeal in an interview with newsmen at Mosinmi in Ogun on Friday.
He said the appeal became necessary following the benefits of the PIB to Nigerians, workers in the petroleum sector and also the synergy between the bill the nation’s ongoing economic reforms.
Chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mosinmi Depot, Mr Samuel Idowu, has urged the National Assembly to accelerate the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
Idowu made the appeal in an interview with newsmen at Mosinmi in Ogun on Friday.
He said the appeal became necessary following the benefits of the PIB to Nigerians, workers in the petroleum sector and also the synergy between the bill the nation’s ongoing economic reforms.
“I am appealing to whosoever is concerned about the passage of the bill to use this opportunity to assure Nigerians and make it open on the progress that is being made regarding the Petroleum Industry Bill.
“The National Assembly and other concerned authorities should be committed to passing the Petroleum Industry Bill because IPMAN believes that it is going to bring major reforms in the industry.
“We are hoping that very shortly the committee saddled with the deliberation on the bill will bring forth the report of the bill and give it an accelerated hearing.
“This will make Nigerians and those who are in the industry to begin to have the benefits of the reforms intended by this bill,’’ he said.
Idowu also urged IPMAN members to ensure steady supply of petroleum products to Nigerians in their various stations, stressing that the national economy depended on the downstream sector for sustainable growth.
The chairman said that his members at Mosinmi depot had restated their commitment in ensuring stable services in the petroleum sector.
He urged members to develop a sustainable model that would ensure uninterrupted national fuel supply chain.
IPMAN boss also challenged government to develop national rail for petroleum products haulage blueprint, against the backdrop of successes recorded in the revamping of the railways.
Idowu, who took over from Alhaji Dele Tajudeen on Oct. 8, 2014, promised that his leadership would focus on transparency, accountability and devoid of selfishness and parochial interests.
He expressed his commitment to end the incessant harassment and victimisation of IPMAN members by emphasising on welfare.
Idowu also commended the National Executives of IPMAN under the leadership of Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo for the stability and growth in the association.
He said a monitoring team would be inaugurated to ensure conformity in IPMAN Mosinmi outlet.
The IPMAN Mosinmi boss said the association was championing the national campaign on the massive use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) against kerosene.
He also assured IPMAN members that the association would continue to work with Products and Pipeline Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
He noted that the collaboration with PPMC in depots would ensure seamless product supply to all nooks and crannies of Nigeria.
Idowu said that IPMAN members controlled over 85 per cent of Nigeria’s petroleum products retail outlets, a development that made the association a dominant player in the nation’s downstream sub-sector.
He described the Nigerian Content Act as a major enabler for building indigenous capacities for the long term survival of the oil and gas industry.
“Nigerian Content Act is another achievement that epitomises the depth of the minister’s patriotism.
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