The Anambra government has invited the leadership of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) for a meeting over the claim of over N900 million debt to contractors who supplied diesel to the state.
The commissioner for local government, chieftaincy and community affairs, TonyCollins Nwabunwanne disclosed this on Thursday while reacting to IPMAN’s letter of appeal.
IPMAN had in the letter asked Governor Charles Soludo to pay the contractors to the Anambra government for the diesel they supplied to power streetlight generators in March and April 2022.
IPMAN said the debt amounted to N900.6 million.
Mr Nwabunwanne told journalists that the government had taken notice of their complaint and would do everything to protect their businesses.
He, however, blamed the delay on discrepancies in the claims of the contractors.
The commissioner said his office would meet with the IPMAN leadership, the umbrella body of the marketers, to reconcile the figures for settlement.
He added, “The Governor Chukwuma Soludo administration is a business friendly one and will do all that is possible to support and help them stay in business.”
