Palliative: Borno Rep Contracts 15 Fuel Stations To Dispense Petrol For N430/Ltr

• Rep. Ahmed Satomi contracts 15 petrol stations in Maiduguri to sell fuel at N430 per liter to support tricyclists and motorists
• The intervention aims to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal and help tricycle operators and transporters in Borno State

Ahmed Satomi, a member of the House of Representatives representing the Jere Federal Constituency, has contracted 15 petrol stations to dispense fuel to commercial tricyclists and motorists at N430 per litre.

Marketers are selling fuel for between N635 and N655 per litre in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.

According to him, the intervention was intended to supplement the state’s grain distribution to mitigate the effects of subsidy removal in the state.

“Fifteen filling stations were contracted to sell 37,500 litres of petrol at N430 per litre, and we would augment the balance of market prices,” he explained.

Satomi, represented by the chairman of the petroleum palliative committee, Nur Lawan, observed that many tricycle riders and transporters were forced out of business, highlighting the need to assist them.

A keke Napep operator, Abdullahi Mohammed, said;

If other lawmakers and government officials can extend a similar gesture, we’ll recover our capital and operate the business at low cost. It will also trickle down to our passengers, because we’ll charge low, he said.

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