NNPCL Gives Reasons For Fuel Scarcity, Queue

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Limited has given reasons for the fresh queue resurfacing in some parts of the country.

Matrix gathered that some parts of Nigeria especially Lagos and Abuja are presently experiencing fuel scarcity; motorists were seen on Saturday lining up at various fuel stations, while some have remained shut.

According to NNPC, the tightness in fuel supply and distribution is caused by a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels.

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Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., made this known on Saturday in a statement while reacting to the current queues and scarcity being witnessed in some parts of Lagos and the FCT.

“The NNPC Ltd. wishes to state that the tightness in fuel supply and distribution witnessed in some parts of Lagos and the FCT is a result of a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels,” Soneye said.

He said the company was working round the clock with all stakeholders to resolve the situation and restore normalcy in the operations.