There might be no end in sight concerning the fuel scarcity presently plaguing Nigeria, as oil marketers tell BusinessDay that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is not telling the whole truth of the matter.
The clearest evidence of the huge supply gap is that major depots in Lagos are shut, BusinessDay observed. In Apapa, the Folawiyo depot, which holds a huge volume of supply is not loading, while Aiteo is offering skeletal services. Nipco is also offering skeletal services, while Forte Oil is not loading, either due to lack of supply, indicating that this scarcity could easily morph into a real crisis.
The Federal Government has declared that it has no plans to increase the pump price of the premium motor spirit ( PMS) also known as petrol and associated products.
This is just as the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC) marching orders to end the present long queues at the filing stations across the country.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed stated this while briefing journalists after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
The minister said government frowned at the return of long queues and the sufferings to which Nigerians are being subjected, saying that after a careful review of the situation, FEC gave the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) orders to resolve the problem.
Mohammed said, ” We have told them that they must not allow the problem to last beyond this week end and l know it will soon be dealt with.”
OLUSOLA BELLO & ISAAC ANYAOGU
