The Ogun State Government, on Thursday, stated that the Task Force set up in the petroleum industry was to address fuel meter tampering and other sharp practices among operators, even as it debunked allegations of harassment and intimidation.
The State Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Olugbenga Dairo, said that contrary to the allegations of harassment and intimidation leveled against the task force by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), the government, faced with soaring transportation costs and public outcry over fuel pricing malpractices, took a proactive approach by establishing the task force aimed at regulating and ensuring fair practices within the petroleum sector.
The commissioner disclosed that in the course of its duties, the task force observed some sharp practices by certain filling stations, including tampering with their dispensers.
He mentioned that while carrying out its mandate, the task force discovered sharp…