Fuel Queues Will End In Lagos, Abuja Tomorrow – Kachikwu

MINISTER of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to end the lingering fuel scarcity in the country this week.Kachikwu gave the assurance during an official visit to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) in Abuja, on Tuesday.



He said by tomorrow, there would be no queues in Abuja and Lagos filling stations.
“We have to take the right policies to see that things are done well. I hope that Thursday, queues in Abuja must have cleared; hopefully, the same thing will happen in Lagos.
“By weekend, we will see same in Sokoto, Port-Harcourt, Warri and others,” he said.
He called on members of staff of the agency to continue to work diligently to ensure efficiency in the system.

The minister said PPPRA remained a major stakeholder in the regulation of the sector.
Mrs Sotonye Iyoyo, the PPPRA Acting Executive Secretary, commended the minister and solicited his support for the smooth running of the agency.
Iyoyo said the agency was faced with policy, operational and administrative challenges, adding that low capacity utilisation of nation’s refineries, inadequacy of import reception and discharge facilities were some of the operational challenges.
The re-assurance by Kachikwu came as Nigerians lament the attendant consequence of fuel scarcity, causing hike in transport fares.