*The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited agrees to sell the Preujm Motor Spirit, also called petrol to members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria at N995 per litre

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Sequel to the intervention of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the trade dispute between the two parties, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has agreed to sell petrol to members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) at N995 per litre.

Earlier, members of IPMAN had reportedly threatened to dump petroleum products from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and revert to importation because of the Association’s disagreement with the state oil company over petrol pricing in the country.

Hammed Fashola, National Vice-President of IPMAN, stated the involvement of the DSS had addressed numerous challenges the oil marketers have encountered in the process, report said.

Fashion said: “We really appreciate their intervention. They are doing their job. “Anywhere they have seen that there may be a crisis, it is their duty to intervene.

“Their intervention brokered peace and understanding between the parties, and everybody agreed to work together.”

The IPMAN chief further noted: “For now, tentatively, I think they are offering us N995 per litre.

“Our members sell at N1,200 or so, and this depends on the location. I think with the N995, there will be a little reduction.”

Fashola explained: “Don’t forget that if you transport a product from Lagos to a far distance, you will pay for transportation and other charges.

“We want to work on that because we want to have a common ground.

“When we sit down and look at the price analysis offered to us and factor in all our expenses, we want to have a uniform price as much as possible.”

He, however, said: “I will not be able to tell you the exact price now, but we are working on it, especially in the Lagos axis and other zones.

“We will look at the transportation cost and all that. At the end of the day, we will fix the price for ourselves.”

The Association also stated: “The price disparity has been a disadvantage between us and the NNPC Retail and major marketers.

“So, we are trying to look at how to close that gap so that we come back fully into the business.

“The lack of direct supply has been our problem, and now that we are solving that problem, I don鈥檛 think that disparity will be there again.”

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