Indigenous firm crashes kerosene price to N 50 per litre in Delta Communities

An indigenous firm operating in the riverine communities of Delta State, A&E Petrol has crashed the price of kerosene from N165 to N50 per litre in the oil rich riverine communities of Ugborodo and Tebi-Ijoh, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State.

Chairman and C.E.O of A&E Petrol, Chief Ayirimi Emami in an interview while supervising the sale of the 1 million litres of kerosene to Ajudaibo Ogidigben, Tebi-Ijoh and other riverine oil and gas bearing communities disclosed that the subsidy which cost his company over N70 million is the beginning of a long term plan to make kerosene and fuel easily accessible to people of the riverine communities in Delta State at affordable prices.

Chief Emami who noted that the direct sale of kerosene and fuel by his company at cut-down prices will reduce illegal bunkering, stated that the gesture by A&E Petrol is not political, but geared towards reducing the untold hardship being faced by people of the riverine communities.

Chief Ayirimi Emami in-company of some staff of A&E Petrol at Ugborodo, Escravos shortly before the flag-off of the Kero Direct Sales

According to him, the move by his company sequel to a meeting with the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke,and the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, wherein a decision was reached that in each kerosene allocation his company gets, sales of kerosene to people of the riverine communities should be subsidized.

A Cleric, Rev. G.O.T. Aforijuku, Ogidigben Community Youth Chairman, Mr. David Mamah, Chairman of Ajudaibo Community, Japhet Emami, Madam Caroline Majebi, Clifford Ekwale, Sonny Utoro, Funmi Enegho and Madam Eworitsemogha Edun all of whom spoke to newsmen on behalf of other beneficiaries, commended A&E Petrol for the gesture, stressing that it is the first time in the history of Ugborodo communities that they are experiencing the kero direct sale despite being host to key multinational oil companies.

Rev. G.O.T. Aforijuku fielding questions from newsmen

Investigation reveals that the sale of kerosene in Ugborodo and its neigbouring riverine communities is between N250 to N500 per litre due to the cost of transporting it from Warri.

The beneficiaries appealed to the Federal Government through the NNPC to ensure that A&E Petrol get consistent allocation of kerosene and fuel to enable the company continue with the new initiative.

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