Petrol price increases to N595 per litre in Bayelsa 

Bayelsa State was on Tuesday hit by the sudden hike in the pump price of petrol as some independent oil marketers operating in the state increased the cost of the product from N515 to N595 per litre.

Checks showed that filling stations operated by the NNPCL and PADOS along the Sani Abacha Expressway and the Isaac Boro Expressway in Yenagoa had started selling fuel at N595 per litre.

However, Rainoil facilities located along the Mbiama-Yenagoa Road and the Isaac Boro Expressway increased their pump price of the product to N591 per litre while SOBAZ re-adjusted their meter to reflect N590 per litre.

It was observed that some of the independent sales outlets did not open for business.

The PUNCH gathered that the petrol stations sold the product at N515 per litre as of Monday and Tuesday morning before news of the current increase in pump price filtered into town.

A filling station attendant at one of the facilities, who did not want his name mentioned, said that they received instructions from their head office to re-adjust the meter to reflect the new price.

He said, “Yesterday (Monday), we sold fuel at N515 per litre; even this (Tuesday) morning we were selling at N515 but our head office called us to sell at this new price.”

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