Lagos— Oil marketers have commenced lifting of petrol at Ejigbo Depot in Lagos and Mosinmi Depot in Ogun State, with as many as over 4,000 trucks on the queue.
Vanguard, yesterday, confirmed loading activities at both depots, with trucks coming from the northern part of the country.
Depots in the South-West were shut on September 18 and 22 due to pipeline vandalism in Arepo, Ogun State.
Mr. Ayo Alanamu, Acting Chairman, IPMAN, Ejigbo Satellite Depot, confirmed that they received the product weekend and that loading commenced immediately.
Alanamu said it would reduce the stress of loading at Apapa depots, adding that marketers were now relieved. He assured consumers that they would now get petrol at approved depot price.
According to Alanamu, “over 2,000 truck drivers have been sleeping here in the last three weeks, hoping they will receive the product as it is very difficult to park at Apapa.
“We hope that pumping of product to this depot will last and ease the suffering of loading at Apapa jetties.
“We, IPMAN at Ejigbo Satellite Depot, have given our words to support the Federal Government in fighting vandals along the western coast.”
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At Mosinmi Depot, an official of Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC, who preferred anonymity, confirmed that pumping and loading of petrol had since commenced.
The source said that lifting of petrol commenced immediately the directive was received from Abuja to start operation and this was done throughout the weekend and yesterday morning.
A truck driver, Mallam Kabir Sanni, said he was happy that he could load from Mosinmi.
Sanni said: “Most of us came from as far as Abuja, Kaduna and Kano to load petrol three weeks ago, but found it extremely difficult to load at Apapa.
“I beg the officials of this depot to work the day and night so that many trucks will load and leave for their destinations on time.”
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