Abuja Residents Lament As Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder
The current fuel scarcity which resurfaced in some parts of the country appears to be worsening by the day.
Correspondent Nasiru Usman who visited some filling stations in the federal Capital Territory reports long queues of commercial buses, private cars, motorcycles and tricycles at the various filling stations.
The return of the queues coincided with the build up to the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest which began on August 1st.
Some of the filling stations visited on Wednesday were locked suggesting that they had ran out of stock.
Those that were open had to contend long queues of vehicles to attend to.
Those motorists who could not withstand the situation were forced to patronize vendors who sell in containers referred to as blackmarket at between #1,000 and #1,500 per litre.
Despite the long queues atts outlets, the NNPCL stations have continued to dispense the product at N580 per litre while, some private stations sell at about #690 per litre.
The Shema Petroleum filling station in Kado and Emadeb Energy were both selling the product at N690 per litre.
Some motorists and residents expressed their anger and frustration over the situation in the face of existing excruciating hardship they have to contend with.
Nigerians are eager to see how the Tinubu administration will handle the current fuel scarcity which is being compounded by the ongoing protests across the country.
