A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) said on Friday that it would oppose the planned increase in petroleum prices being worked on by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN).
On behalf of others, the CSOs issued a statement in Abuja signed by the Convener, Dr Basil Musa, and Co-Convener, Malam Haruna Maigida.
Officials from the Oil and Gas Transparency and Advocacy Group, the Civil Society Coalition for Economic Development (CED), the Centre for Citizens Rights, the Centre for Good Governance Advocacy, and Action Against Corruption in Nigeria were among those who signed the statement.
The CSOs stated that they had received information that IPMAN was planning to raise petrol prices to N700 per litre, a move they vowed to oppose by picketing IPMAN members’ filling stations across the country.
They accused IPMAN of running a parallel government and causing hardship for ordinary Nigerians by unilaterally adjusting the price of petroleum.
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