Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, on Thursday attributed the ongoing fuel scarcity to shortfall in supply of petroleum products across the country.
He said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, was making efforts to ensure that queues at filling stations disappeared in a couple of days.
Speaking during a news briefing in Abuja, the Minister assured that there was adequate storage facility for imported products.
Kachikwu added that emergency measures were in place to ensure that the products were available during the Yuletide and post-January.
He said, “Presently, queues in Lagos have reduced. We know that Lagos, Abuja, Benue, Port Harcourt were among the worst-hit areas.
“Benue has been dealt with; Port Harcourt is quite moderated. Apart from these areas, other places in the country are probably liquid.
“The major problem is the gap in terms of volume, because NNPC is the only one importing the product to the country.”
The minister further disclosed that four vessels laden with petroleum products would “berth in a few days and a total of 20 cargoes are also expected with petroleum products’’.
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