– Commends Rivers CP over strike suspension by tanker drivers
Mkpoikana Udoma
Port Harcourt — The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has distanced itself from an ongoing protest by a faction of the body in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
This is as some persons under the aegis of IPMAN had barricaded the entrance to the Government House in Port Harcourt in protest against the state Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka.
But the National President of IPMAN, Alhaji Debo Ahmed, in a reaction said those behind the protest were not real marketers of petroleum products.
Ahmed in a statement who commended the state police commissioner for his intervention on the strike by Petrol Tanker Drivers, urged security agencies to arrest anyone involved in the said protest.
The statement reads, “The National Executive Committee of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria under the Leadership of Alhaji Debo Ahmed wish to disassociate ourselves from a proposed protest against the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) of NUPENG.
“The promoters of this protest are not real marketers of petroleum products across the state and its environs.
“The Security agencies are called upon to arrest and profile them to avoid unnecessary breakdown of law and order.
“The Supreme Court judgment affirmed the 1997 Constitution of IPMAN which remains the operative instrument of the Association.
“We therefore pass a vote of confidence on the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State and the PTD – NUPENG of Port Harcourt Zonal Council.
“We appreciate the Hon. Commissioner and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energ and Petroleum for their doggedness in ensuring smooth distribution of petroleum products across Rivers States and environs.”
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