Fuel scarcity: Buhari urge NNPC to increase crude supply to ensure local sufficiency of products
– The continuous biting fuel scarcity across the country is a source of worry for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
– President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the NNPC to ensure there is local sufficiency of petroleum products
– NNPC has taken time to apologise to Nigerians over the crisis
The worsening fuel scarcity across the nation has prompted the NNPC to issue an apology to Nigerians over the situation, even as President Buhari has urged the NNPC to ensure there is local sufficiency of petroleum products.
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In a press statement issued in Abuja today, March 25 by the group general manager, public affairs of the corporation, Mallam Garba Deen Mohammed and obtained by NAIJ.com, the regulatory body empathized with Nigerians over the difficulties they are presently going through due to the current fuel situation.
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The corporation assured Nigerians that the federal government and the NNPC are not taking their patience for granted, even as the statement urged Nigerians to continue to be patient, promising that the situation will soon be alleviated.
Part of the statement read: ”Our immediate concern is to make petrol available through the interventions and processes put in place so that the queues will disappear.
”We have enough products lined up to ensure that the supply gap which created the problem is bridged.
”In order to ensure effective distribution we are working collaboratively with IPMAN, MOMAN and over 1,000 NNPC staff, nationwide.
”For long term solutions, the NNPC is working to put in place machineries to ensure that our refineries are fixed and working optimally.
”The President has given his support to increase the crude supply to NNPC to ensure local sufficiency of products.”
Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Statistics recently published the average prices of petrol in Nigeria. According to the information released, the highest price is in Yobe state while the lowest is in Edo state.
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In a related development, the minister of state for petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu last week stated that Nigeria needs to refurbish and upgrade all its refineries, adding that even if all the country’s refineries were at 100 per cent capacity, importation of fuel would still be necessary.
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