Long Queues Resurface In Petrol Stations Across Lagos
Queues for petrol have resurfaced in Lagos as motorists throng filling stations to fill up their tanks.
The new development is coming days after scarcity surfaced in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.
In February, Nigeria experienced petrol scarcity — lasting for over one month — caused by the recall of off-spec petrol in circulation.
On Monday, queues were noticed in some filling stations visited which have resulting in panic buying motorists.
Many petrol stations along the Abeokuta Express road have locked their stations claiming no petrol, with only very few dispensing fuel to motorists with one or two pumps.
At some filling stations in Ikorodu, sales of the commodity were restricted to two or three pumps even as other filling stations shut down services.
Last week, the South-West zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) threatened to direct its members to increase petrol and diesel pump prices.
Dele Tajudeen, IPMAN zonal chairman in the South-West zone, had claimed that his members had been unable to buy the products from any of the government-owned depots for the past six months, forcing them to purchase from private depot owners who had continued to take advantage of the situation.
Petrol scarcity may continue as available statistics showed the country is experiencing extreme low crude oil production. In May, Nigeria’s oil output dropped to 1.02 million barrels per day (1.28 million including condensate) — the lowest figure in record time.
The new development is coming days after scarcity surfaced in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.
In February, Nigeria experienced petrol scarcity — lasting for over one month — caused by the recall of off-spec petrol in circulation.
On Monday, queues were noticed in some filling stations visited which have resulting in panic buying motorists.
Many petrol stations along the Abeokuta Express road have locked their stations claiming no petrol, with only very few dispensing fuel to motorists with one or two pumps.
At some filling stations in Ikorodu, sales of the commodity were restricted to two or three pumps even as other filling stations shut down services.
Last week, the South-West zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) threatened to direct its members to increase petrol and diesel pump prices.
Dele Tajudeen, IPMAN zonal chairman in the South-West zone, had claimed that his members had been unable to buy the products from any of the government-owned depots for the past six months, forcing them to purchase from private depot owners who had continued to take advantage of the situation.
Petrol scarcity may continue as available statistics showed the country is experiencing extreme low crude oil production. In May, Nigeria’s oil output dropped to 1.02 million barrels per day (1.28 million including condensate) — the lowest figure in record time.
