The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has addressed the recent fuel supply challenges in Lagos and Abuja, citing delays in the discharge of cargo by several vessels as the primary cause of the shortage.
As fuel scarcity worsens in parts of the country, especially in Lagos, residents have been experiencing long queues at major filling stations, leading to significant traffic congestion.
A *Daily Trust* investigation on Saturday revealed extensive queues at NNPC stations along Ogunnusi Road, despite these stations not yet dispensing fuel. Similar situations were reported on Oba Agunji Road near Agege and at a Mobil station in Ijaiye.
At the NNPC station in Alapere, a queue stretching nearly a kilometer was observed, among other locations. Meanwhile, a few independent stations that were dispensing fuel were selling it at a steep price of N800 per litre.
Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer for NNPC Ltd., commented on the situation, stating, “The NNPC Ltd. wishes to state that the tightness in fuel supply and distribution witnessed in some parts of Lagos and the FCT is as a result of a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels.”
Soneye assured the public that NNPC is actively working with stakeholders to address the issue and restore normal fuel distribution operations.
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