Why There’s Fuel Scarcity in Lagos- NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has attributed the cause of the ongoing fuel scarcity in Lagos and its environs to distribution challenges.
Mr Feldelis Pepple, acting Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division of the Corporation disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos.
Pepple said that the country had sufficient petroleum products but had distribution challenges in getting them across to states.
He said that the just vandalised system 2B Network at Arepo also contributed to the challenges.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has attributed the cause of the ongoing fuel scarcity in Lagos and its environs to distribution challenges.
Mr Feldelis Pepple, acting Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division of the Corporation disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos.
Pepple said that the country had sufficient petroleum products but had distribution challenges in getting them across to states.
He said that the just vandalised system 2B Network at Arepo also contributed to the challenges.
“We have sufficient products, but we are having distribution challenges in getting the product to other states and to the final destination of selling.
“The just vandalised system 2B also contributes to the distribution challenges, which makes it difficult to pump products through the network to other states,’’ he said.
Scarcity of petrol is already noticeable and its crippling activities in most parts of the state, as queues of vehicles have resurfaced in many filling stations across the metropolis this morning.
Filling stations belonging to major and independent marketers are equally affected by the scarcity..
Some few stations selling petrol were selling at N110 per litre.
Some stations were asking motorists to pay N200 before dispensing to them.
But, in a reaction to the NNPC ‘s claim, the South West Zonal Chairman of the NUPENG; Mr Tokunboh Korodo said that the scarcity being experienced in Lagos was due to non-availability of fuel in most depots of the state and its environs.
He explained that the non-availability of product was premised on the failure of the Federal Government settle the petroleum marketers claims under the Petroleum Support Fund.
He said that most of the marketers were no longer importing products due to the mounting debt, adding that the Federal Government was yet to provide alternative means of getting the product.
“As I am talking to you, most depot in Lagos and environs are dried up, few of them that have the product are rationing it because of fear of the unknown.
“Depot that used to lift product for 24 hours hardly do so for 6 hours daily because of non availability of products, if care is not taken the whole of Nigeria will soon witness fuel scarcity,’’ he said.