Fuel marketers are lamenting low sales following the nationwide rollout of petrol by Dangote Refinery at N739 per litre. Marketers, who spoke to Daily Sun in separate interviews, said the price drop was negatively affecting their sales. Investigations across MRS filling stations, the implementing retail fuel station and lead partner to Dangote Refinery, revealed that retail pump prices had been adjusted to N739 per litre. As of 10am yesterday, MRS filling stations at Kodesho in Ikeja, Alapere, Iju Road and Abule Egba, all in Lagos, had updated their pumps to reflect the new price. However, most major and independent marketers were still selling petrol above N825 per litre. Along the Ikorodu Road stretch, many filling stations operated by major marketers remained idle, with fuel attendants seen talking. A similar scenario was observed on the Apapa – Mile corridor. MRS stations, in contrast, had long queues, further worsening traffic congestion. National President, Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), Billy Gillis-Harry, lamented that arbitrary price changes were financially harming petroleum marketers. He added that Dangote Refinery seemed unconcerned about the financial difficulties these changes could bring to the retail sector.

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