Petrol station workers under the aegis of the Concerned Petrol Station Workers have opposed plans by AA Rano to introduce what the company described as Nigeria’s first fully automated and unmanned fuel stations.
According to the company, the stations will rely on contactless payment platforms, real-time monitoring technology, and automated dispensing systems, thereby eliminating the need for on-site pump attendants.
Reacting to the announcement, the convener of the Concerned Petrol Station Workers and rights advocate, Comrade Ibrahim Zango, expressed strong reservations about the development, noting that the timing of the initiative was wrong.
The workers however warned that the move, if implemented without adequate safeguards, could worsen unemployment and contribute to rising insecurity across the country, also in Kaduna today, Zango said many young Nigerians currently engaged as petrol station attendants could lose their means of livelihood.
