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Nigeria- Anambra residents yesterday had to resort to the black market in order to purchase fuel.
A fuel scarcity hit the state on Wednesday following the closure of petrol stations in protest over what they described as high levies imposed on them by the state government.
Reports from PUNCH says motorists and other users of petrol resorted to buying the product from black marketers for as much as N500 per litre.
According to a petroleum products’ marketer, Joseph Nwakpadolu, the marketers had to convene an emergency meeting to discuss the levies and taxes imposed on them by the government.
“We met to discuss the high levies the government has billed our businesses; they are giving us a combined bill of over N500,000 per year exclusive of tax. Our position is that the amount is high and cannot be sustained if we must remain in business,” he added.
The Chairman, Petroleum Dealers’ Association of Nigeria, Anambra State chapter, Chief Osita Ofodile, confirmed that the marketers were being asked to pay over N500,000 each, which their colleagues in other states were paying.
A fuel scarcity hit the state on Wednesday following the closure of petrol stations in protest over what they described as high levies imposed on them by the state government.
Reports from PUNCH says motorists and other users of petrol resorted to buying the product from black marketers for as much as N500 per litre.
According to a petroleum products’ marketer, Joseph Nwakpadolu, the marketers had to convene an emergency meeting to discuss the levies and taxes imposed on them by the government.
“We met to discuss the high levies the government has billed our businesses; they are giving us a combined bill of over N500,000 per year exclusive of tax. Our position is that the amount is high and cannot be sustained if we must remain in business,” he added.
The Chairman, Petroleum Dealers’ Association of Nigeria, Anambra State chapter, Chief Osita Ofodile, confirmed that the marketers were being asked to pay over N500,000 each, which their colleagues in other states were paying.