BY DAUD OLATUNJI

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun yesterday lamented the acute shortage of petroleum products being experienced in the South-West which has resulted in serious economic losses to the region and the nation in general.

The governor spoke in Abeokuta while receiving, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Western Zone, comprising Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Kwara and Kogi, led by its chairman, Mr.  Olumide Ogunmade.

He  called for concerted efforts among all stakeholders to end the menace of pipeline vandals’ unpatriotic activities.

According to the governor, pipeline vandalism results in bunkering, fire explosion, loss of lives, scarcity of petroleum products, loss of valuable time at fuel stations, increase in transport fares and general economic losses, causing  further hardship on the masses.

Meantime, the state government has been cautioned against indiscriminate acquisition and revocation of lands.

Speaking  at the First Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Premiere Lecture at   Abeokuta, former National President of Nigerian Institute of Town Planning and  Chairman, African Planning Association, Mr. Waheed Kadiri  said the acquisition and revocation of lands  in the state recently  were propelled by failure of government to manage urban development.