Following the continued sale of petrol at N100 per litre by filling stations in Ilorin, Kwara State, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has summoned the state leadership of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) to address the problem.

DPR Operation Controller, Engineer Amos Jokodola, said some filling stations are adamant in dispensing fuel at N100 per litre instead of the official N87 per litre.

Jokodola also told newsmen that the shortage of fuel supply being experienced was not peculiar to Kwara, pointing out that the problem persists due to the refusal of major marketers to import the product.

"The challenge we have in Kwara, for now, is very low supply. Instead of 35 trucks per day, we get 12 or 13 trucks. The consumption rate of Kwara is 1.3million. What we get now is even below 50 percent consumption of PMS in the 16 Local Government Areas of the state. We don't have adequate PMS supply to the state. Some of these marketers say they go to private depots to source or buy.

They buy at N96 or N97," he said.

Daily Trust reports that filling stations in the state have been dispensing fuel at N100 per litre as against the official price. They hinged the increase on non-availability of the product at Ilorin depot.

Daily Trust correspondent who monitors fuel situation in Ilorin metropolis reports that most independent filling stations are selling the product to motorists at N100 per litre.

Only the NNPC mega station, its outlets and other major marketers sell at the official rate. The stations are often crowded with motorists any time they open.

The DPR controller said a meeting of independent marketers had been summoned, saying drastic measures were being taken to ensure that the affected marketers dispense at the official price.