FUEL CRISIS WORSENS AS DEPOT DIVERT PMS TO ABUJA

The current petrol scarcity in Abuja and several other states across the country has worsened over the weekend.

Despite claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited that the logistic issues causing fuel scarcity had been addressed, Nigerians are still struggling to get Premium  Motor Spirit as many filling stations remained under lock and key throughout the weekend.

The National Vice President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Hammed Fashola, has expressed hope that the queues in Lagos and other parts of the South-West like Ogun, Oyo, Osun  would ease off between Monday and Wednesday.

Fashola, however, stated that the queues in Abuja might tarry a bit due to the distance to Lagos.

“The information available to us from the NNPCL was that there was a logistics problem, and when that happens, it will disrupt the supply chain. That might be a delay in the movement of ships from the mother vessel to the daughter vessel before it gets to the depot tanks. Before we can correct that, surely it will take some days.”Fasola stated.