Black Marketers Make Brisk Businesse In PH

As long queues resur
faced at filling stations across the state following the scarcity of petrol, some road side sellers popularly known as black marketers are making brisk business over the scarcity.
Some of the road side marketers  who spoke with our correspondent in Port Harcourt on Monday and pleaded anonymity said they were happy with the development as it had made them to survive with their families.
According to them, since the beginning   of the  scarcity, they were able to put food on their tables and settle house rents and other debts they owed.
They noted that at the end of the day, they were able to smile home with some money in their pockets rather than involve in unwholesome activities.
The black market petrol dealers also reiterated that it was a means of survival as God had opened a way for them as they wished the scarcity would persist so they would continue in the business, because all efforts for them to have gainful employment had proved abortive.
They disclosed that they has certificates from reputatable institutions but could not have a job, hence the need for them to go into the black market petrol business.
It would be recalled that the scarcity of petrol in the state was a result of the directive by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) zonal office to its members to embark on strike action over the alleged sacked of its members by three oil servicing companies.
Black market petrol is sold at N2,500 per 10 litre our investigation revealed,   and N5,000 for 20 litres.

Collins Barasimeye