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Long queues returned at several filling stations in the heartland city of Owerri, Imo State capital on Saturday.<\/div>\n
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\nThis is as some filling stations were selling petrol between N250 to N300 per litre.<\/div>\n
\nPointblanknews.com correspondent who visited many petrol stations in the town, observed that they were under lock and key.<\/div>\n
\nA trip from Akwakuma to Ware House junction, which usually costs N50, now goes for N150, while World Bank to Control junction that usually costs N50 now goes for N150.<\/div>\n
\nA motorist, Emaka Opara, lamented the situation and urged government to find a lasting solution to the problem of fuel scarcity.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cThe government should find a lasting solution to this particular issue because we can\u2019t keep on going this way every time,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/div>\n
\nAt the NNPC filling station at Onitsha Road and few others, motorists queued to buy fuel.<\/div>\n
\nThe scarcity has caused untold hardship to residents of the state.<\/div>\n
\nThe same scenario played out at Amakohia area as most petrol stations were closed and the few were selling as high as N300 per litre.<\/div>\n
\nOne of the salesmen at the Mobile filling station Egbu road explained that some of the filling stations had the product but have been instructed not to sell.<\/div>\n
\n\u201cThough some of us do not have, others prefer to sell to black marketers since they would make more profit,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
\nRecall that filling Stations operating in Owerri, had earlier shut down their businesses to protest the refusal of payment of compensation to one of their members whose filling station was damaged by former Governor Rochas Okorocha\u2019s administration.<\/div>\n
\nTheir action was based on a court judgment they obtained that the state government should pay compensation to their member. But the state government said it has appealed the judgement.<\/div>\n
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