“I bought from a filling station this morning in Kubwa at N300/litre. I had to buy from them because I can’t go and queue where it is sold for N175/litre and you’ll end up spending an hour waiting to be served,” he stated.
The spokesperson of NNPC, Garba-Deen Mohammed, had yet to respond to an enquiry on why petrol scarcity resurfaced in the capital city on Tuesday. NNPC has been the sole importer of petrol into Nigeria for more than four years running. Oil marketers stopped importing the commodity due to their inability to access foreign exchange with ease.
“I think there is a little disruption in supply and this will be addressed fast, because I doubt if there is product scarcity in terms of imports by NNPC,” a marketer, who requested not to be named due to lack of authorisation, stated. The marketer added, “We saw it this morning and we are monitoring the situation and will provide more information about it shortly. But I don’t think there’s any need to panic or to engage in panic buying.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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