President Hakainde Hichilema says the hoarding of fuel by some filling stations is unacceptable. President Hichilema disclosed that some filling stations were hoarding fuel hoping that the fuel price goes up. He said the government will not accept a situation where fuel is readily available in the country but someone decides to hoard the commodity.
“We won’t accept the situation where fuel is there but someone decides to hoard it, ” he said. President Hichilema stressed that Zambians cannot accept the hoarding of fuel by some filling stations. The President said this at State house when he convened a high level meeting with key stakeholders in the petroleum sector.
President Hichilema stated that causing artificial storage of fuel is tantamount to sabotage. He said Zambians want fuel to be readily available in filling stations at all times. President Hichilema recalled that prior to the war in the Middle East some filling stations were holding fuel.
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He wondered why fuel service providers were hoarding the fuel stocks. The Head of State has since called for the cleaning of distortions in the petroleum sector. President Hichilema said the reforms being implemented by the government in the energy and petroleum sector are part of the efforts aimed at cleaning the distortions in the industry.
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