Minister storms filling stations in Bayelsa to monitor fuel supply during festive period

The Minister of State Petroleum (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri on Saturday paid an unscheduled visit to some petrol stations in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the random visit was to enable him to ascertain the status of the petrol supply following the Federal Government’s deregulation of the downstream sector. Lokpobiri, who visited the Rainoil filling station at Edepie, was accompanied by officials of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petr