Long lines at gas stations for fuel have continued to annoy residents of Abuja, Nasarawa, and other nearby states, despite promises from Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to increase supply.
Drivers in the impacted cities have bemoaned the agony of having to wait in line for fuel for hours ever since last week.
For the past few days, this has been the condition at fueling stations along the Kubwa Expressway, Nyanya-Jikwoyi Road, and Airport Road/lugbe axis.
NNPCL retail outlets supply fuel for N617 per liter, whereas many filling stations charge more than N700.
As a result, several drivers in the nation’s capital have raised their rates.
The cost of traveling from Airport Junction to Kubwa has gone up from N500 to N700.
The amount from Berger to Kubwa was raised from N500 to N700.
Abuja resident Benjamin Olatunji expressed frustration about Nigeria’s ongoing fuel shortage.
It irritates me. In a nation that produces crude oil, shortages persist. I’ve been waiting in line for about three hours, and I still haven’t received the merchandise,” he bemoaned.
Fuel lines should not be added to the financial hardships Nigerians are already experiencing, according to Rukiyatu Adamu.
Sincerely, if the current economic crisis persists, Nigerians might find themselves in a situation similar to that of Kenya.
“I can envision a nation generating crude oil but importing fuel, a byproduct. The persistent problem of gasoline scarcity only serves to exacerbate the situation.
It is awful, to put it mildly. I essentially spent the entire day at the Kubwa Expressway NNPCL filling station on Monday,” she said.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, meantime, has advised drivers against panic buying and gasoline hoarding.
The company attributed the impending shortage to logistical issues and flooding concerns in a statement released on Monday by Olufemi Soneye, the company spokesperson.
In places where these difficulties have lessened, loading has already started. NNPCL expressed optimism that things will get better over the next few days and that everything will return to normal.