The Nigerian government has initiated a 15-day emergency fuel distribution to ensure widespread availability of the commodity amidst escalating fuel scarcity nationwide.
The South West Regional Coordinator of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMPDRA)NMDPRA, Engr. Ayo Cardoso disclosed this in a statement.
Recall that the fuel scarcity has lingered across Nigeria in the past week. Although the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) assured that it had sufficient petrol to go around the country, the scarcity has persisted.
However, Ayo Cardoso, speaking in the statement issued on Wednesday insisted that the product would soon be available across the country, saying the government was doing its best to ensure massive distribution of PMS.
Cardoso revealed that additional vessels would continue to arrive in Nigeria over the next two weeks, commencing from last Monday, with a focus on ongoing petrol distribution to filling stations.
He mentioned that each state of the federation has its allocations, emphasizing that these allocations would be promptly delivered to alleviate the queues at filling stations.
“As I said earlier, there would be enough fuel across Nigeria soon. We have received over 300 million litres as of Tuesday.
“More have arrived as we speak, but I can’t give you the figure. Vessels will keep arriving in Nigeria for 15 days, which started counting on Monday, and we will keep distributing the product across the nation.
“The masses should not panic; all these will soon vanish. We are not prioritising anywhere, each state has its allocation to be delivered accordingly,” Cardoso stated.
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