The Independent petroleum marketers Association of Nigerian IPMAN Eastern Zone wish to draw the attention of the federal government of the incessant harassment and intimidation of our members by security Agences .
Few days ago some miscreants who are not members of our association, who do not have even one filling station. Went and secured the services of the Nigerian police, the Army, the civil defence, and block the gate of private depots where we load petroleum products in Rivers state, stating that every IPMAN member must pay a levy of fifteen thousand naira (#15000) before our members can load. Also on the claim by one of the miscreants Mr Aliche oti that petroleum tanker drivers are holding IPMAN levy, to put the record straight petroleum tanker driver don’t collect IPMAN levy, IPMAN staffs are deployed to all the depots to do their legitimate work. It is the independent petroleum marketers that buys product and Hirer the services of tanker drivers. When the report got to the zonal.executive council Eastern zone. On investigation to know where they are deriving their powers from and on what bases. We found out it was an act intimidation to force our members to do the wish of their pay masters. . IPMAN has legitimate constituted Authority headed by our National president Alhaji Ahmed Dhebo. Base on this act of harassment and intimidation we have withdrew our services from all the private depots in Rivers state. We are calling on the federal government especially our Doged governor of Rivers state His Excellency chief Nyesom Wike to intervene, we know he cannot allow any one to disrupt the good business environment he has created in River state. This will cause a serious scarcity in Rivers state and neighboring states.
, if this harassment, intimidation and clear of blockade from the depots where we are doing our legitimate business by these hoodlums and hired security Agent is not addressed . We will have no other choice than to shut down all stations within Eastern Zone . We are law abiding citizens, we are being guided by the constitution of IPMAN and constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria. With IPMAN the distribution of petroleum products within zone is assured.
Prince Bobby Eberechi Dick
Zonal chairman
