BREAKING: Template Does Not Amount To Increasing Petrol Price, Says PPPRA

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has declared that its publication of monthly template, does not amount to increasing the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol.
The latest development was made known by the PPPRA Executive Secretary, Abdulkadir Saidu, on Friday.

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has declared that its publication of monthly template, does not amount to increasing the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol.

The agency stated that such increase is supposed to be determined by market forces, under the current deregulation.

The latest development was made known by the PPPRA Executive Secretary, Abdulkadir Saidu, on Friday.

He said, “The PPPRA by this release wishes to state clearly that the Guiding Prices posted on our website was only indicative of current market trends and do not translate to an increase in the pump price of PMS. However, publications by the media to this effect have been misconstrued and thus misleading.

“The Agency wishes to remind the general public of the introduction of the Market-Based Pricing Regime for PMS Regulation 2020 as gazetted by the Federal Government. Based on this regulation, prices are expected to be determined by market realities in line with the dictates of market forces.

“One of the conditions for the implementation of the Market-Based Pricing Regime for PMS Regulation 2020 is the monthly release of Guiding Price to reflect current market fundamentals.

“The PPPRA in line with its mandate to maintain constant surveillance overall key indices relevant to pricing policy monitors market trends on a daily basis to determine Guiding Prices.

“The Agency is not unaware of the challenges with the supply of PMS due to some concerns leading NNPC to be the sole importer of PMS. PPPRA is also mindful of the current discussion going on between the government and the Organised Labour on the deregulation policy.

“While consultation with relevant stakeholders is ongoing, PPPRA does not fix or announce prices and therefore there is no price increase. The current PMS price is being maintained while consultations are being concluded.

“Even though market fundamentals for PMS in the past few months indicated upward price trends, the pump price has remained the same and we are currently monitoring the situation across retail outlets nationwide,” Saidu said.