The Independent and Major Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Ilorin branch, has suspended its two-day strike, which almost paralysed commercial activities in the state.

In a statement in Ilorin, Chairman of IPMAN, Alhaji Agbolade Jamiu Bolaji, announced that the association was suspending the strike as a result of fruitful discussions it had with the state governor on some issues raised by the association.

"In a rare show of magnanimity and exemplary leadership, the governor has succeeded in an amicable resolution of our agitations and fears. We are, therefore, calling on our members to resume sales immediately,"Agbolade said.

Earlier, at a close door meeting between the state government and major stakeholders in the oil industry, Ahmed had appealed to the leadership of the IPMAN to end its on-going strike in the interest of the suffering masses.

The meeting, which lasted over an hour at the instance of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed, was the first major attempt by him to pacify IPMAN to resume lifting of fuel so as not to further inflict pains on the innocent people of the state.

He advised IPMAN to put the interest of the masses at heart in resolving the on-going crisis, saying the people of the state were made to suffer for what they knew nothing about.