Rasheed Bisiriyu and Okechukwu Nnodim

Fuel scarcity continued across the country on Sunday as hundreds of motorists and other petrol users formed long queues at the filling stations that dispensed the product.

This is contrary to the promise by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, that the queues would disappear in Lagos and Abuja last Thursday and by the weekend in other parts of the country.

While petrol was sold on Sunday at the approved prices of N86 and N86.50 per litre at the few Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation mega stations and independent marketers’ outlets in the Lagos and Abuja city centres that had the product, it was offered for between N180 and N220 to desperate buyers by independent marketers on the outskirts of the cities and other states such as Ogun, Oyo, Osun and Kwara.

Oil marketers, however, expressed the hope that the queues should disappear this week as they said that additional product would come into the country, while those cleared over the weekend would be distributed.
As it has been the norm for the past two weeks, motorists and other petrol seekers were sighted at filling stations belonging to the NNPC, major oil marketers and a few independent dealers.

For instance, on the Kubwa-Zuba Expressway, Abuja, filling stations belonging to the NNPC, Conoil, Nipco Plc, AA Rano and Total had long queues of motorists on Sunday.
The same situation was observed on the Abuja-Keffi road in Nasarawa State, as hundreds of motorcycle riders besieged the NNPC mega station that dispensed petrol at the approved price.

However, a few filling stations in remote locations such as Kubwa, Bwari and Dutse sold the product at rates far higher than the approved price.
In Sango, Ota, Ijoko, Mowe and Ibafo, which are communities in Ogun State, petrol was sold on Sunday at between N180 and N200. There were, however, no queues at many of the filling stations.

The situation was the same in Oyo, Osun and Kwara states, where the product could be obtained with relative ease at between N190 and N220 per litre.
On whether the scarcity would end this week, a marketer with Nipco Plc told one of our correspondents that there was hope that the situation would improve compared to what obtained some weeks ago.

The marketer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “I can’t say the queues will clear completely this week, but there is hope that it will reduce considering the serious collaboration among stakeholders to address this situation.

“We are also expecting additional product and the clearance procedures of vessels is being fastened so that products can be distributed quickly to help reduce the scarcity. So, we hope the situation will improve this week.”

Meanwhile, the Federal Government has commenced the release of loading tickets for petrol to members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria as part of efforts to address the scarcity of the product as well as settle the 7,000 pending tickets meant for IPMAN.

http://www.punchng.com/fuel-scarcity-persists-in-lagos-abuja-others/

Lalasticlala

Over here I bought a litre for N260 just to charge d rechargeables in my house as we've not seen light since friday. What a negative change. What a mistake nigerians hv made.

Dear Lord, Let thy will be done.

This bloody dullard has finally wrecked our once booming economy as handed over to him by GEJ

Buhari is synonymous with tyranny and hardship... Flashback to 1983/84

kachikwu said the truth the first time. we love lies rather

Amanwulu1:
Over here I bought a litre for N260 just to charge d rechargeables in my house as we've not seen light since friday. What a negative change. What a mistake nigerians hv made.

Very painful & highly regrettable

More time

Montaque:
kachikwu said the truth the first time. we love lies rather

That was why the agents of lies and propaganda (Tinubu & co) attacked him endlessly

tayebest:



why lying for some cheap like??

Zombie, how much is it in ur area?

Jombojombo:
Zombie, how much is it in ur area?

though it was 160 as at of yesterday in kubwa... So why the fuse??

Let's see what will happen today. I heard many trucks were loading fuel as at yester.

Pure lies... I drove into filling station this morning to fuel my car. Withing 40 secs i bought fuel conveniently.

Alimosho lga lagos

tayebest:



cheeeesos! What's booming in our scattered economy during GEJ regime?? NOI don give all of us chop and we se sef believe

How much was a dollar to naira?

How much was a bag of rice?

How much was a litter of fuel throughout his reign?

Did you ever witness this level of darkness during his tenure?

If I may ask, what makes you think our economy was not booming during GEJ's tenure? Just one concrete evidence!

NB: Nigeria become the fastest growing economy during his tenure

tayebest:



though it was 160 as at of yesterday in kubwa... So why the fuse??

princemillla:
Pure lies... I drove into filling station this morning to fuel my car. Withing 40 secs i bought fuel conveniently.

Alimosho lga lagos

Lying agents, keep it up!

Jombojombo:

How much was a dollar to naira?

How much was a bag of rice?

How much was a litter of fuel throughout his reign?

Did you ever witness this level of darkness during his tenure?

If I may ask, what makes you think our economy was not booming during GEJ's tenure? Just one concrete evidence!

NB: Nigeria become the fastest growing economy during his tenure[/s]

*Sobs*

BossWike:


Lying agents, keep it up!

You are a kid.... How can you just termed someone a lier without concrete evidence?

It's obvious your brain is programmed to oppose good thing in this country. .

Lai la lai all na lie from this govt.

We need go in strike on till things winds down

tayebest:



cheeeesos! What's booming in our scattered economy during GEJ regime?? NOI don give all of us chop and we se sef believe

Nigeria was the largest economy in Africa as at the time PMB took over......Accept it jo

lalasticlala

Filling stations in Kaduna have not been selling fuel for days. Getting from black market is 400/Litre.

We shall get there, this is not the best of time and all I can is to do my bit as a civil servant and hope for the best from my President, still a #SAIBABA from Ondo State.

tayebest:



why lying for some cheap like??

I just charged my fone to see dis ur trash. Me looking 4 likes. I'm not a child n incase u live in a different nigeria, as at yesterday, fuel was sold 4 N350 here in sarkin pawa, in niger state, I don't knw of today.

tayebest:



why lying for some cheap like??

I just charged my fone to see dis ur trash. Me looking 4 likes. I'm not a child n incase u live in a different nigeria, as at yesterday, fuel was sold 4 N350 here in sarkin pawa, in niger state, I don't knw of today. May b u should verify n give me ur expensive likes.