Barely two months after the Federal Government reduced the price of petrol from N97 to N87, queues have hit most filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The queues have already caused traffic jams in the city centre which also led to congestion in most of the roads.
When Saturday Tribune visited some of the filling stations, it was gathered that some of them weren’t selling fuel while it appeared that some were hoarding the fuel.
Efforts to speak with the pump attendants proved abortive as they declined interview proposal, but the manager of one of the filling stations, who pleaded anonymity, explained that “we stopped selling after noticing many stations were not selling.
He revealed that they also got a directive from their boss to halt sales.
Currently in Abuja, black marketers have also surfaced to sell fuel to residents.
Young Nigerians have taken this opportunity to buy fuel in gallons and sell to commuters in a very high price. During an interview with some drivers, they expressed anger over the frequent fuel crisis in the country.
One of the drivers, Mr. Emeka Okoye, who spoke with Saturday Tribune, said that he came out from his house to buy fuel before going to work, but getting to a filling station, he was unable to buy fuel and his car had already run out of fuel.
Meanwhile, the Group Managing Director, Group Public Affairs Division, of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Ohi Alegbe, could not comment on the fuel queues.
Mr. Alegbe did not reply a text message sent to him by Saturday Tribune.
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