Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has appealed to the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) to treat the Osisioma, Aba depot as a special case as it is the only functional petroleum depot in the entire South-East region.
He also assured that his administration would continue to provide support and assistance to the business community at the depot to ensure that it continues to render its supply services to the state and entire South-East region.
Governor Ikpeazu disclosed this while hosting a delegation of the depot community comprising executive members of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) and the Independent Marketers Branch (IMB) at the Governor’s Lodge, Aba, the commercial hub of the state.
He stated that the state government recognizes the relevance and strategic roles the depot plays in the state and national economies.
He explained that the desire of his administration to reconstruct the Osisioma-Eke Akpara-Owerrinta road with rigid pavement technology up to Eke Akpara was to give the petroleum dealers a conducive business environment that would facilitate their operations and regretted that the Federal Government’s decision to take over the project has delayed the progress of work on the road.
The governor regretted that all his efforts to convince the Federal Government to allow him to do the road at least up to Eke Akpara were rejected.
SOURCE: businessday.ng