The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to lift the ban on the sale of fuel around communities within 20 kilometers of Nigeria’s borders.

It also urged the Nigerian Customs Service and other relevant government agencies to ensure immediate stoppage of the ban and allow duly registered fuel stations within the affected communities to be supplied with petroleum products.

Presenting the motion at plenary, Isiaka said the Customs Service in November 2019 announced the ban on sales and supply of petroleum products in the communities.

While acknowledging the ban is necessary to stop the smuggling of subsidized petroleum products, Isiaka appealed to government to do the needful now that subsidy had gone, to reduce the hardship it had caused communities.