Ekiti petroleum marketers suspend strike after Aregbesola’s intervention
The Independent Petroleum Marketers in Ekiti State have suspended their strike following the intervention of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State.
Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, had on Sunday met with Governor Aregbesola at the Government House, Oke-Fia, Osogbo, where the issue on how to resolve the crisis was discussed.
The decision to suspend the strike was reached at a peace meeting called at the instance of governor Aregbesola having in attendance Ekiti state governor Ayo Fayose and the petroleum marketers’ leadership in Osogbo.
This was contained in a communique signed by governors Aregbesola and Fayose and representatives of the petroleum marketers and made available after the closed door session.
The communique read in part, “Following disputations on modalities for establishing and operating filling stations in Ekiti State between the government and independent oil marketers which led to face off culminating in the suspension of the lifting and sale of petroleum products in Ekiti State, a reconciliatory meeting held today June 4, 2017, at the Government House, Osogbo, resolved as follows:
“An ad hoc committee be constituted to fashion out in clear terms the conditions and guidelines for the establishment and operations of filling stations in Ekiti state; “The committee comprising representatives of Ekiti State Government and oil and gas stakeholders shall
commence work on Wednesday 7th June, 2017;
“In the spirit of reconciliation, Ekiti State Government agreed to pleas for reversal of the revocation of some Certificates of Occupancy of landed properties on which filling stations are built, except the ones on waterways, canals and where there is no justification for such revocation;
“In that same spirit, the government agreed to stop further demolitions pending the outcome of the committee’s report; and
“Consequently, the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and other related oil and gas unions hereby suspend the industrial action embarked upon by their members, with immediate effect.”
