The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed members to shut all filling stations across the country, until further notice.

It also directed all petroleum marketers to suspend all operations across the country.

The directive was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the Association, Mohammed Kuluwa, released on Tuesday.

According to the statement, the Chairman also ordered all marketers to suspend payment of ordering products from source until further notice.

The association said the decision followed, “the critical situation as it affects our sourcing and selling of product at lost and the action of the authority to impose the selling of product at a lost price on our side”.