By SEBASTINE OBASI

IPMAN said that the need became imperative following the global challenges and dynamics of the sector.

The association’s new directive to its members was issued after their National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held last weekend in Lagos.

Danladi Pasali, Media Adviser to the IPMAN National President, who signed the communiqué on behalf of the president said that the members need to focus on how to improve the socio-economic growth than creating national disorder.

According to him, “we urged members to embrace peace and unity among one another to move the association forward towards achieving best desired unity”

Pasali said that the current administration will ensure credible and transition of new members at the appropriate time.

He pledged the association’s commitment toward a credible election, while assuring that IPMAN would ensure effective distribution of petroleum products across the country.

The media adviser said that that IPMAN’s leadership had appealed to warring members to be law abiding in the interest of national development.

“We are appealing to all our members to be law abiding, prepare for the upcoming elections which will soon be conducted for eligible candidates who wish to vie for any office at the national, zonal and depots position as the case may be.

“We also appeal to our members to carry on with their legal and normal businesses without the fear of anything in order to serve our fatherland the association’s primary objective of supplying petroleum products throughout the country,” he said.

He explained that the tenure of Aminu Abdulkadri-led national executive will terminate on May27, 2014, while the Federal High Court judgment in Port Harcourt, nullifying the Abdulkadri executive has been appealed against.