As the scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) worsened, the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), at the weekend called on its members to resume full operation.
Some of the members have since suspended their services because of the high cost of operation.
Consequently, they demanded increased freight rates from the Federal Government.
Meanwhile, a statement that the NARTO National President, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal Othman, issued in Abuja on Saturday, confirmed that the Federal Government has approved and commenced the implementation of a 25% freight rate to the members.
He urged them to resume full operation in order to alleviate the current petrol scarcity. Othman assured the members that the association is working hard on how to get Automative Gas Oil (AGO) diesel palliatives from the Federal Government.
The statement reads in part: “I am calling on our members (transporters) to get back to full operation now that 25% has been implemented.
“I can confirm that the 25% rate has been approved and implemented.
So, I am calling on members to get back to operations with a view to reducing the sufferings of the general public.
In addition, we are trying to look into how to get AGO palliatives from the government.”