The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has refuted claims made by its customers that in order to purchase premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as gasoline, its retail filling stations require them to purchase lubricants or engine oil.
Olufemi Soneye, the NNPC spokesperson, made this announcement on Sunday in Abuja. In response to a widely shared video that showed a fuel pump attendant at a NNPC filling station pressuring consumers to buy engine oil or lubricants before buying gasoline, Soneye said that this behavior was against the company’s customer service charter.
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Accordingly, he noted that customers are not required to purchase lubricants, engine oil, or other products as a condition for buying PMS (petrol).
“The attention of NNPC Retail Limited has been drawn to a recent video clip making rounds on social media (X to be precise) concerning a fuel pump attendant in one of NNPC filling stations.
“In the said video, customers were coerced to purchase lubricants or engine oil as a prerequisite for purchasing or dispensing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. Still in the video, the attendant alleged that this was a directive from NNPC Retail Management.
“NNPC Retail wishes to state unequivocally that the allegation is entirely false and does not represent the Company’s Customer Service Charter. At all NNPC Retail filling stations, customers are not obligated to purchase lubricants or engine oil or other products as a precursor to buying PMS (petrol),” Soneye said.
Furthermore, the spokesperson said the national oil firm is currently investigating the incident at the filling stations.
He therefore advised the public to disregard this information entirely and to report any such incidents to the appropriate authorities.
According to him, NNPC is committed to providing clear, transparent, and quality service to all customers, ensuring their needs are met without resorting to unnecessary or unscrupulous conditions.
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“We are dedicated to providing clear, transparent and quality service to all our customers, guaranteeing that their needs are met without any recourse to unnecessary and unscrupulous conditionalities.
“The public is hereby advised to disregard the information in its entirety and report any such occurrences to the appropriate authority.
“In the meantime, NNPC Retail Limited has launched an investigation into the unfortunate incident and assures that appropriate disciplinary action will be taken against the culprit(s),” he added.
