The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has adduced reasons for the scarcity of petrol in Lagos State and Abuja.
This had led to long and disorderly queues at filling stations, with some in Lagos State selling for N260 per litre.
Black marketers have also taken advantage of the situation, selling a litre of petrol for N350.
Adducing reasons for the scarcity was the NNPC’s Executive Vice President, Downstream, Adeyemi Adetunji, who spoke at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday.
Adetunji said: “The recent queues in Lagos are largely due to ongoing road infrastructure projects around Apapa and access road challenges in some parts of Lagos depots.
“The gridlock is easing out and NNPC has programmed vessels and trucks to unconstrained depots and massive load outs from depots to various states are closely being monitored.
“Abuja is impacted by the challenges recorded in Lagos.
“NNPC Retail and key marketers have intensified dedicated loading into Abuja to restore normalcy as soon as possible.
“We want to reassure all Nigerians that NNPC has sufficient products.
“And we significantly increased product loading, including 24-hour operations in selected depots and extended hours at strategic stations to ensure products sufficiency nationwide.
“We are also working with the NMDPRA, MOMAN, DAPPMAN, IPMAN, NARTO, PTD, and other industry stakeholders to ensure normalcy is returned.”
Adetunji said the NNPC has a “national PMS stock of over two billion litres.
“This is equivalent to over 30 days of sufficiency.”
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