By MARK JANG, Jos –
The Plateau State Government has warned that it would seal any filling stations hoarding petroleum products in the state .
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Danladi Atu gave the warning in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday in Jos, the state capital.
Professor Atu said: “The government observed with great concern, the activities of some filling stations hoarding petroleum products, with the view to creating artificial scarcity, thereby causing untold hardship to commuters and other users of fuel commodities”.
He, however, said that the management committee on Road Traffic Administration and Vehicle Inspectors has been mandated to ensure that the act is forestalled .
“The task force is equally directed to seal off any filling station found to be hoarding the products and auction same, please,” The SSG said in the statement.
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