Fuel Shortages Reemerge In Abuja, Other States Amid Protest Concerns

Mohammed Shuaibu, Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abuja-Suleja, explained that some stations may lack fuel due to supply issues, but many marketers are also preemptively closing to prevent losses amid protest fears.

This is not a good thing because we only recovered from the fuel queues recently in major cities across the country, though that situation was due to a drop in supply from NNPC.” Meanwhile, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has appealed for calm and urged Nigerians to avoid joining the proposed protest.

Lokpobiri reassured citizens of President Tinubu’s dedication to addressing their concerns, urging support for government initiatives to achieve national progress.

Closing shops is one of such measure and this, of course, is going to cause queues in such locations because the number of stations selling petrol would be reduced.

“However, many marketers are worried about the proposed protest and are already taking measures to prevent losses.

“While protesting is your democratic right, consider the broader implications on our national stability and progress,” he advised.

Oil marketers attributed the closures to both a lack of fuel supply and apprehension about the nationwide protest.

We just have to wait for our turn,” he lamented At NIPCO Filling Station in Magboro, diesel was priced at ₦1,200 per litre, while petrol cost ₦675 per litre.

This has resulted in long queues at the few stations that continue to dispense fuel, such as AYM Shafa in Dei-Dei, Abuja, and the NNPC in Zuba, Niger State..

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