Fuel queues
re-emerged yesterday in many filling stations in Abuja, a development
believed to be the aftermath of the strike by the Petroleum and Natural
Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) which was called off
Tuesday.
Some major
marketers told our reporter late yesterday that the queues had resulted
from the strike, a position corroborated by the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Station managers said fuel supply to Abuja reduced during the strike period, and its effect only started manifesting yesterday.
A manager at a
Total fuel station in the Central Business District of Abuja said the
station had received only one fuel truck after the union suspended the
strike. A Forte Oil station manager also said stocks had been low at the
station which could have triggered panic buying.
The NNPC has cautioned against panic buying, saying, it had enough fuel that could last over 30 days nationwide.
NNPC spokesman,
Garba Deen Muhammad, in a statement Thursday night, assured that any
perceived or visible shortage of petrol was only a ripple effect of the
strike period and does not represent a shortage in supply. PENGASSAN
members resumed work on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. THE SUN
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