ABSTRACT

        This research was motivated to apprise the evaluation of distribution strategies adopted by Oando Plc for the marketing of petroleum product.  There was a problem of the tendency of distribution of those petroleum product to the Northern and Southern which effect to a scarcity of the product in other areas of the country.  On the contrary to the problems of this research work, an objective came to be as to ascertain whether there is an effective and efficient distribution of petroleum products, all round the country.    

        In the process of solving and pursuance on the problems and the objectives, both primary and secondary data were sourced.  The targeted respondents were mainly the managers, staffs and customer were statistically determined for the purpose of both questionnaires administration and personal interview.  In organizing and presenting the data collected, tables and percentages were used and various hypothesis were tested using chi-square.  The tests of the hypothesis made the researcher to conclude that Oando Plc cannot improve on the distribution strategies for the marketing of petroleum product in our country, as the critical value was greater than the expected value on both test 5.99>1.2481 and 1.8838 <5.99.

        The study reviews some findings which made the researcher to recommend that government should set some security agencies that can militate  against perpetrators that vandalize the pipeline and other unscrupulous perso