Commuters Groan As Fuel Scarcity Resurface

Commuters Groan As Fuel Scarcity Resurface

Not minding assurances from the Federal Government that the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) better known as petrol was in abundant supply, motorists in Ado-Ekiti and environs have been subjected to untold hardship in a bid to get the product due to its scarcity in the state.

The situation began Thursday evening when many filling stations in the state capital suspended their operations without due notice.

On Friday morning, only few major marketers like Total and NNPC filling stations were seen dispensing the products.

There were speculations that the government was planning to totally remove fuel subsidy.

The suspicion has caused long queues in all the few stations selling the product while some had closed shops since Wednesday.

The hoarding might not be unconnected with the fear and anticipation that there might be increase in the pump price if the subsidy removal is carried out.

In most of the filling stations visited by INDEPENDENT on Friday and Saturday, motorists struggled for as long as 30 minutes before they could buy the product.

Most astounding was the fact that motorists had been besieging the petrol stations with 50kg kegs with the intention to buy and keep in case of full-fledged scarcity in the future.

In spite of the rumoured looming scarcity, the price of the product has not gone beyond the official pump price of N145 per litre.

Also, the Nigerian National Petrol Corporation (NNPC) Mega Station along Ado-Iworoko Road and its subsidiaries are still selling the produ

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