In the Anambra State capital of Awka, Premium Motor Spirit, also known as gasoline, is currently selling for between N260 and N270 per litre.
According to The News Agency of Nigeria, the cost of transportation has significantly increased as a result of the increase.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s mega and mini retail outlets in Awka were closed to consumers because they were out of stock, while only independently owned retailers were open and had a short line of cars waiting to purchase gasoline.
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The town’s drivers voiced worry that the cost of gas had risen further and no one had stepped in to help them.
They claimed that because Christmas and New Year’s celebrations were approaching, marketers increased prices arbitrary.
According to NAN, intra-city shuttle costs have soared by 100%, with carriers now charging N200 for trips that used to cost N100.
A one-way journey that used to cost N300 now costs between N750 and N800, according to Mrs. Jane Oranu, a government servant who lives in Onitsha but commutes to work in Awka.
Oranu claimed that the cost of living had become more difficult as a result of the increase in transportation costs.
She urged the Federal Government to take action in the petrol price dispute and protect the general public from intolerable suffering.
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Enugu depot community chairman, Mr. Chinedu Anyaso, responded by attributing the price hike to the increased cost of obtaining goods.
Anyaso, who is in charge of the states of Anambra, Ebonyi, and Enugu, claimed that marketers were now purchasing PMS for more than N240, with loading costs of N3 and transportation costs of N15 per litre to their outlets.
“You can see that alternative to what is going on now is to be out of business, but we have to remain in business to service our people, especially during this Christmas period.
“It is even affecting our businesses because our sales have dropped by about 50 per cent because customers are not buying, so we are calling on the Federal Government to supply products massively and directly to marketers and not through these private depot owners,” he said.
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Anyaso pleaded with the people to recognize the efforts being made by marketers in the Southeast to increase access to fuel, but she said that they have no control over pricing.
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