Nigerians are facing a harrowing experience as fuel scarcity continues to bite harder, with many depots for Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) running dry and long queues building up at fuel stations across the country.
The situation, which started on Friday, has worsened, with black marketers cashing in on the scarcity to sell petrol at exorbitant prices of up to N1,300 per litre and N1,500 per litre in parts of Lagos and Ogun states.
In a bid to address the situation, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) attributed the tightness in fuel supply and distribution to a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels.
According to Olufemi Soneye, NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer, “The NNPC Ltd wishes to state that the tightness in fuel supply and distribution witnessed in some parts of Lagos and the FCT is as a result of a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels.”
Despite the NNPC’s assurance that it is “working round the clock with all stakeholders to resolve the situation and restore normalcy in the operations,” the situation has continued to deteriorate, leaving many Nigerians frustrated and stranded.
As the situation continues to worsen, many are left wondering when normalcy will be restored to the fuel supply and distribution chain.
