The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said that the Federal Government is partnering states and local governments as well as private investors to build hundreds of petrol stations across the country in a bid to prevent future crisis in the supply of petroleum products across the country.
He also stated that the Department of Petroleum Resources was not doing enough to enforce the new pump price of petrol at filling stations although the agency swiftly stated that its entire staff strength was around 300, while there were over 30,000 filling stations across the country.
The Minister confirmed to journalists at a press conference in Abuja on Monday that the government would also sign joint venture agreements with existing petrol stations in its bid to increase the number of outlets run by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.