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Fuel Scarcity in Makeni: Bike Riders, “Jebu” Sellers Hike Prices

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson

Fuel “Jebu” Sellers and Bike Riders in Makeni have unhealthily increased the prices of fuel per liter and transportation fee blaming Gas stations in Makeni who have been rationing sales while have since closed down their stations for over 72 hours now leading to astute scarcity of gas within the municipality.

Of the nearly twelve gas stations in the municipality of Makeni, ten namely NP-stations (5) total-(3) and two privately owned stations have refused to sell fuel to motor owners for the past three days instead they are secretly rationing sales to “Jebu Sellers” at the expense of motor drivers and riders as well as the common man in the municipality.

The situation has forced most motor owners to stop using their cars and bikes while few bike riders who have been able to buy petrol from “Jebu Sellers” at various prices between Le 15,000 to Le 20,000 per liter have hiked their transportation fees twice the normal prices.   

Some Bike Riders when interviewed, told Awoko Newspaper that majority of the Gas stations owners have refused to sell gas to them but they have been busy selling to “Jebu Sellers” at mid night to maximize more profit at the expense of Bike riders who struggle to buy a liter of petrol at Le 20,000 instead of the normal Le 10,000.

“It is this situation that has forced our membership to hike prices because they too are human beings and they have to pay their masters at the end of the day, '' said an official of the Bike Riders Union in Bombali District.

Some Gas station employees have in an interview denied any wrongdoing, further said that “the scarcity of the gas has emerged from the National Petroleum source where most of their staff have been on holiday leading to abnormal supply of the gas from the nation’s capital city, Freetown to Makeni” 
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