Meet Victoria Adunola Samson, Lone Star Within Nigeria’s PMS Retail Industry

 

 

 

 

Despite being one of the leading oil producing nations in Africa, and in the world, Nigerians continue to suffer from the lack of the product, a sharp contradiction when compared to others in its league. Nigeria’s woes when it comes to the issue of the availability of PMS otherwise referred to as petrol is one that has come a long way. Year in and year out, Nigerians continue to witness intermittent biting scarcity of the product. 

The reason for this hardship can be adduced to a number of reasons arising from years of mismanagement of the nation four refineries located in Warri, Kaduna, and Port Harcourt in River State. 

Although a bogus amount is being spent yearly to maintain the non-producing oil refineries, the country exports its crude oil for refining, and importing it back into the country as a finished product.

One out of many factors that have also contributed to the fuel crises presently,and always witnessed by Nigerians is the issue of corruption. Corruption has become a huge menace that has eaten deep into our society. A popular political quote within the political class in Nigeria goes thus; “If you fight corruption, Corruption would fight back”. 

That has been the reality on ground, even when the country’s president happens to be the minister of petroleum, Nigeria spends a huge amount of money on maintaining the country’s refineries, without a tangible output, which her citizens see as a complete waste of money, human, and other resources.

Other causes of hike in petrol price range from; lack of sufficient reserve, low clearance speed of petrol at the ports, diversion of products among others.

With the resultant arbitrary charges and pump price set by retailers, one brand that has become known for staying true everytime is BOVAS Oil & Company Limited.

Despite the hike in the price of PMS and other crude oil products, BOVAS under the leadership of Mrs.Victoria Adunola Samson, has been known over the years to be a loner that does things right.

It is not uncommon during scarcity periods to see that the only filling stations selling at the officially approved price are BOVAS and retail outlets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). And this is not restricted to just one state, from Lagos to Abuja, the experience remains the same for individuals.

So much so that it has earned for itself, the trust of Nigerians who know that if there is any place to get PMS at the lowest price, it is BOVAS.

Mama Bovas, as she’s fondly called, is a virtuous woman, friend of the masses, who has over the years differentiated herself distinctively by her doings, attitude and composure. Her petrol stations nationwide have been a lifesaver, selling the product below 170 naira per liter, as against other filling stations who sell above 250. 

I can testify to this. I use BOVAS petrol station in Port Harcourt along East-West Road before Rumuodara Junction. You can never see them inflate pump price or adjust their meter. God bless you Ma, a social media tweeted about her. Indeed, a new Nigeria is achievable with her likes.

Meet Mama BOVAS
Mama Bovas as she is popularly known is a marketer per excellence having an experience of over twenty-five (25) years in the Oil and Gas industry as Dealer with both Texaco Nigeria Plc and Mobil Plc. She was the first Nigerian to win the highly competitive Texaco Latin America West Africa (LAWA) Award for Best Overall Dealer in 1990 for the highest sales in both regions combined.

She is the Matron of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), NNPC/PPMC Satellite Depot, Ejigbo, Lagos State and Apata Depot Ibadan, Oyo State. She has directed the company’s operations to make sure it achieves its objectives effectively and efficiently since inception.

She has the overall responsibility for corporate strategy and direction of the company, and is highly consulted by various companies in the petroleum industry. She fosters and builds relationships with external experts and agencies and has ensured that the company continues to make profits and grow investors’ wealth.