Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu has drafted staff of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the gas and distribution stations as the scarcity of petrol in the country continues to defy all solutions.
The NNPC has put in place an emergency intervention mechanism to deal with the queues amid allegations by the state-run oil corporation that products are being diverted to the black markets.
The security agencies (EFCC and DSS) have also been drafted to curtail the activities of hoarders but the queues at gas stations have only grown longer.
Kachikwu said after an emergency meeting with his team yesterday that in continuation of the special intervention fuel supply for the Yuletide season, another 567 trucks were dispatched nationwide yesterday.
In a statement signed by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ohi Alegbe, the Minister said the situation calls for effective monitoring of the supply system, “especially at the end points, to ascertain that what is trucked out from the depots is delivered at the designated fuel stations and dispensed to the public in the most efficient manner. We need you to be out there to help achieve this; we can’t be at ease while Nigerians are going through so much pain to get fuel.”
He challenged the workers to volunteer for the monitoring exercise, adding that standing up to provide creative solutions to challenges is what the new NNPC is all about.
Kachikwu urged the workers to work towards achieving zero-queues at their respective stations as soon as possible, adding that they should be ready to sacrifice their Christmas break, if need be.
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