The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Osogbo field Office, has sealed 10 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) skid stations for operating without valid licences in the state.
It’s Operations Controller, Mr. Ademola Makinde disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Osogbo.
According to him, the illegal gas stations were sealed in Osogbo the state capital and Ilesa town.
Lamenting the worrisome proliferation of illegal gas plants in the state, Makinde noted that the department would continue to ensure that appropriate standards were strictly adhered to in LPG business in the state as the safety of gas users in the state was of importance to the agency.
He disclosed that the DPR during its routine surveillance, also discovered that many gas skid owners in the state operated within residential areas.
He said that such attitude would not be tolerated by the Department and that all unlicensed and illegal gas plants and gas skids in the state would be shut down.
“We are not saying people should not do business, but for them to do so, they have to follow the laid down safety rules and regulations.
“Many of this illegal gas plants and gas skid operate without a valid licence and also within residential areas.
“This cannot be tolerated and that is why our surveillance team would ensure that safety standards were maintained in the gas business in the state,” Makinde said.
