{"id":327369,"date":"2021-03-15T16:41:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T15:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=327369"},"modified":"2021-03-15T16:59:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T15:59:59","slug":"dpr-seals-2-petrol-filling-stations-in-gusau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=327369","title":{"rendered":"DPR seals 2 petrol filling stations in Gusau"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"description\" wp_automatic_readability=\"68.271844660194\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1261505 aligncenter jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"DPR\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-DPR-sealing-Excelsis-Filling-Station-for-alleged-under-dispensing-petrol-to-motorists-in-Eleme-Rivers.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-DPR-sealing-Excelsis-Filling-Station-for-alleged-under-dispensing-petrol-to-motorists-in-Eleme-Rivers.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-DPR-sealing-Excelsis-Filling-Station-for-alleged-under-dispensing-petrol-to-motorists-in-Eleme-Rivers.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-DPR-sealing-Excelsis-Filling-Station-for-alleged-under-dispensing-petrol-to-motorists-in-Eleme-Rivers.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-DPR-sealing-Excelsis-Filling-Station-for-alleged-under-dispensing-petrol-to-motorists-in-Eleme-Rivers.jpg?resize=58%2C33&amp;ssl=1 58w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-DPR-sealing-Excelsis-Filling-Station-for-alleged-under-dispensing-petrol-to-motorists-in-Eleme-Rivers.jpg?resize=260%2C146&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-DPR-sealing-Excelsis-Filling-Station-for-alleged-under-dispensing-petrol-to-motorists-in-Eleme-Rivers.jpg?resize=200%2C113&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-DPR-sealing-Excelsis-Filling-Station-for-alleged-under-dispensing-petrol-to-motorists-in-Eleme-Rivers.jpg?resize=560%2C315&amp;ssl=1 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-DPR-sealing-Excelsis-Filling-Station-for-alleged-under-dispensing-petrol-to-motorists-in-Eleme-Rivers.jpg?resize=640%2C360&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"><br \/>\nThe Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed two filling stations in Gusau for violating its rules and regulations.<br \/>\nThe Operations Controller in charge of Gusau DPR Office, Alhaji Yusuf Shehu, told newsmen of the sealing after a routine surveillance on filling stations in Gusau on Monday.<br \/>\n<!-- --><br \/>\nShehu said that one of the two filling stations was sealed for selling petrol in jerry cans, while the other was sealed for selling the product at N185, which is above official pump price.<br \/>\n\u201cYou know few days ago there was rumour that some stations were selling above the regulated price in the state.<br \/>\n\u201cYou know DPR is the regulatory agency in oil and gas industry; our outing today is to ensure that the product is available, not diverted, to ascertain the quality of the product, and check price, as government has said no increase,\u201d the controller said.<br \/>\nHe said that the operation revealed 80 per cent compliance, with most of the filling stations selling between the range of N162 and N165.<br \/>\n\u201cThere was also compliance in safety and quality of the product\u201d, the controller said.<br \/>\nShehu called on fuel marketers to desist from hoarding, under dispensing and other irregularities.<br \/>\nHe appealed to the public to avoid panic buying, saying that the department would make sure that the product was available to the people of the state.<br \/>\nThe controller called on them to report any station found selling above the official price range. 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