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Home |   About Us |   Contact Us |   Members |   Search |   Subscribe |   Disclaimer |   THE GUARDIAN CONSCIENCE, NURTURED BY TRUTH LAGOS, NIGERIA.     Friday, June 11 2004   news   editorial/opinion   politics & people   focus/record   business   sports   metro   capital market   weekend   golf weekly   Guardian Chat Click to join the chatroom Petrol still N55 per litre in Benin From Hendrix Oliomogbe (Benin) A S the nationwide strike over the recent fuel price increment continued in Edo yesterday, most oil marketers in Benin, the state capital, failed to revert to the oil prices. This is against the Federal Government's directive that the marketers should revert to the former N38 per litre of petrol following the order of an Abuja High Court. In support of the strike, workers shunned their offices while banks remained shut. A few retail outlets sold fuel yesterday but at the controversial new price. Total Filling Station on Akpakpara Street was shut, but the securityman manning the gate said: "Come by 4 p.m. if you want to buy fuel and it is N51 a litre. That is the directive." Down the road at Agip, the gate was opened but the fuel attendants refused to sell while further down the main street, the second Agip Filling Station by the Second East Circular Road sold petrol for N51. A fuel attendant at one of the retail outlets who pleaded anonymity explained that there was a standing order from "above" that they should sell at N51 per litre and should only heed the Federal Government's directive for a reduction if their boss so ordered. "As at now, we still sell for N51 a litre," he said. Just like Wednesday when the strike began, Edo State Secretariat on Sapele Road was deserted as civil servants failed to report for work. A similar situation obtained at the High Court headquarters. A visit to the Edo State House of Assembly Complex on Ring Road saw the gate under lock and key. The legislators failed to show up. A guard at the gate jocularly explained that "honourables are on strike." Also, at the University of Benin, lecturers heeded the call for strike and refused to teach. Some students were seen loitering around the campus. Senior members of staff were also on strike as all the administrative blocks were locked. � 2003 - 2004 @ Guardian Newspapers Limited (All Rights Reserved).  Powered by dnetsystems.net dnet�

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