The Department of Petroleum Resources DPR has urged retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPG, to get requisite registration license and adhere to safety directives.
The DPR Operations Controller, Sokoto Field Office, Muhammad Makera, made the call at a Stakeholders Meeting on Safe Handling of LPG facilities in Sokoto on Tuesday.
The Sokoto Field Office is supervising Sokoto and Kebbi states.
He warned that the department would clampdown on unlicensed retailers in the states as part of measures to enforce the law regulating LPG’s business.
According to him, the registration fee for Refilling Plant is 10,000 naira while retailer outlet pays 5,000 naira describing the amounts as affordable.
He explained that the meeting was also convened to complement Federal Government efforts on struggle against desertification and tackling climate change.
