The Association of Nigeria Refineries Petroleum Marketers has inaugurated taskforce to flush out bunkering, adulteration products, artificial scarcity and all forms of illegalities in the sector.
Inaugurating the task force in Asaba, the Delta State capital, the Niger Delta Operations Controller, Dr Eldson Nwadiaro, said they had a mandate to flush out all forms of illegalities in the petroleum sector in Niger Delta region.
“Today is for the inauguration of taskforce on bunkering, adulteration of petroleum products, dubious middlemen, artificial scarcity and all forms of illegalities in the sector.
“We have chairmen in the nine states of the Niger Delta, who will carry out this mandate in their respective states. We have local government coordinators.
“We are saying no to the dubious middle men in the oil sector, no to artificial scarcity which is usually caused by activities of middle men, no to adulteration of petroleum products, no to bunkering and all forms of illegalities in the oil sector.
“We are trying to put a stop to these illegalities in oil sector. We are federal taskforce on this and we have legal backing. We will work with security agencies to ensure smooth operation”, Nwadiaro stated.
