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From From Uche Usim , Abuja
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), yesterday, said it has paid N103,037,183,922.91 as bridging claims to oil marketers between December 2021 and August 2022.
It made the disclosure at a meeting with Northern Independent Petroleum Marketers Forum (NIPMF) that threatened to withdraw its services over accumulated unpaid bridging claims of N50.5 billion. NMDPRA, in a statement, said the meeting held with the restive marketers also had in attendance officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
The authority insisted that the prompt settlement of all outstanding claims when received from marketers after due verification and reconciliation were its standard operating procedure.
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria in nine northern states, on Monday, embarked on three days withdrawal of services at various depots as a warning strike over non-payment of their bridging claims totalling N50.5 billion.
The union said the development was suffocating its members and vandalising their operations.
