Adeleke threatens hoarders of PMS with prosecution

As long queue are expected to return to fuel stations across Osun State, Governor of the state, Senator Ademola Adeleke said he will not hesitate to seal off any fuel station found guilty of hoarding the product.

It was gathered that the statement made by President Bola Tinubu on his swearing into office throw the country into confusion.

Tinubu in his address echoed that the payment of fuel subsidy by the federal government has ended.

Reacting to this Governor Adeleke in a statement by his spokesperson said any fuel station hording the product to create artificial scarcity shall be sealed off and operators prosecuted for crime of economic sabotage.

The statement reads in full “The attention of the Osun State Government has been drawn to the deliberate hoarding of PMS by the fuel dealers within the State as a result of the statement from the Inaugural Speech of the new President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the removal of fuel subsidy, thereby causing unnecessary hardship for the people in the State.

“This deliberate action is not only inhumane but unpatriotic and will not be allowed by the government. To this end, the Special Monitoring Team on fuel scarcity set up by His Excellency, Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke headed by the Chief of Staff, Hon Kazeem Akinleye is still effective and shall not condone any form of economic sabotage.

“As from today, 30th May 2023, the Committee shall begin special monitoring of all the filling stations across the state in collaboration with law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders.

"Any fuel station found guilty of hoarding fuel to create artificial scarcity shall be sealed off and operators prosecuted for crime of economic sabotage.”