By Emmanuel Thomas
November 5, 2015 – Long queues of vehicles in major petrol stations have resurfaced in Lagos.
The queues which were noticed in the evening on Wednesday worsened on Thursday morning when our correspondent visited some petrol stations in Lagos.
According to our correspondents, there were long queues were noticed at Bovas in Ojodu on Wednesday evening, adding that the situation worsened on Thursday following resurgence of queues at Oando, MRS and others monitored in Ikeja, Lagos.
Some petrol stations were dispensing the product at Abule Egba area with long queues. A similar situation as also noticed at Bariga, Iyana Ovoro, Victoria Island and Egbeda Idimu axis and other areas visited in Lagos.
However, NNPC at Omole was not dispensing fuel, same with MRS, at Ojodu Grammar School, our correspondent reported.
The long queues returned even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) moved to shore up fuel supply across the federation.
The NNPC in a release stated that in line with its drive to ensure zero fuel queues ahead of the forthcoming yuletide and beyond, the Corporation is working assiduously with its downstream subsidiary company, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, PPMC and other downstream players to consolidate the prevailing stability in the supply and distribution of fuel nationwide.
“Apart from increasing the volume of products distributed to stations across the country, inspection team from the PPMC have been commissioned to go round our operational areas to ensure compliance with laid down rules regarding loading and product evacuation across board to eliminate hoarding and other vices detrimental to the free flow of products,’’ NNPC said.
The Corporation noted that the initiative to ensure zero fuel queues has been bolstered with the approval by the Federal Government for the immediate payment of N413 billion to oil marketers as outstanding payment for subsidy claims.
“It is our belief that with the outstanding payment due to Oil Marketers now assured, the marketers and other downstream players will join hands with the NNPC to guarantee that the nation remains wet with petroleum products all year round,’’ the Corporation said in a statement signed by Group General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr. Ohi Alegbe.
