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From Wole Balogun, Ado Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose and oil marketers have agreed to sheathe their swords after a peace meeting brokered by Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola at the Government House, in Osogbo, Osun State.
Fayose’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, in a statement, said a communique from the meeting, signed by Fayose and Aregbesola, Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) General Secretary, Joseph Ogbebor, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), zonal Chairman, Alhaji Debo Ahmed and Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) NUPENG, National Vice Chairman, Solomon Kilanko, noted that an “an Ad hoc committee be constituted to fashion out, in clear terms, conditions and guidelines for the establishment and operations of filling stations in Ekiti State;
“The committee, comprising representatives of Ekiti State Government and oil and gas stakeholders shall commence work on Wednesday, June 7, 2017. In the spirit of reconciliation, Ekiti State Government agreed to pleas for reversal of the revocation of some Certificates of Occupancy of property on which filling stations are built, except the ones on waterways, canals and where there is no justification for such revocation. In that same spirit, the government agreed to stop further demolition, pending outcome of the committee’s report and consequently, NUPENG, IPMAN and other related oil and gas unions hereby suspend the industrial action embarked upon by their members, with immediate effect.” Oil marketers in the state stopped selling fuel about three weeks ago following Fayose’s lawsuit against some of them.
