Unless the Nigerian National Petroleum Company(NNPC) reverses its intending cash and carry policy on all its products being supplied by the NNPC Retail Limited, the Association of Mega Filling Station Owners of Nigeria (AMFSON) has threatened to embark on a strike action.

The National President of the association, Andrew Ashiga, said this at a press conference, in  Kaduna, at the weekend that two considerations were, however, delaying the strike action, stating that they were skeptical about the cash and carry policy by the NNPC Retail Limited.”  

According to Ashiga,  the mega station operators have tabled the matter before the House of Representatives, which has in turn referred the issue to the House Committee on Gas Resources for consideration.

The strike, he added, was put on hold because of the association’s belief in the transformation agenda of the Federal Government and its commitment to ensure that the country run smoothly economically and politically.

"The consequences of the strike would bring hardship on the general public," he added.

Ashiga warned members of the association not to succumb to any act of intimidation from the NNPC Retail Limited to accept the policy since the case was still before the National Assembly.

“We intend to take action, a kind of strike action against the cumbersome cash and carry policy of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Retail Limited.

“The consequences of that action will bring about suffering and hardship on the public because the smooth distribution and sales of petroleum products being enjoyed all over the country today will be disrupted.

“We assure all our members that the National Assembly will resolve the issue,”he noted.