The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment on Thursday sealed up two dispensing pumps of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Diesel of the Shema filling station in the FCT for surcharging motorists.
Also sealed was a part of a private cement depot in Idu, FCT.
The said deport distributed and sold some bags of cement at 44kg per bag against 50kg.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alhaji Abubakar Dangaladima, the Director, Department of Weight and Measures of the Ministry, with his team of inspectors sealed the filling stations’ pumps and cement deport during surveillance.
Inspection was also carried out at SHOPRITE, along the Airport Road Abuja, the inspecting team found the accuracy of scales at its pastry, butchery and grocery points good, but directed the management to rectify two faulty scales discovered.
Dangaladima said the surveillance was to ensure that the pumps, scales and metering in filling stations, departmental stores and companies were not faulty and were dispensing and measuring accurately, giving the public value for their money.
He Stated “Traditionally we are starting the surveillance from Abuja; afterwards, teams will be dispersed to various states to make sure that Nigerians are not surcharged”.