Capital Territory despite assurances by the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation that there is enough Premium Motor Spirit to last the
country throughout the month.
Some motorists, who queued for up to four hours to buy petrol, blamed
the fresh crisis on marketers who they accused of playing politics
with the oil sector.
But in a press statement, the State Security Service said the
marketers were concerned about the incidence of post-election crisis
and were unwilling to travel up north just a few days to the general
elections.
There have been queues at fuel stations for two days now.
While some stations have closed to customers most major petrol
stations have the products for sale and have steady attendance to
customers.
The black market is witnessing a bustle of activities with 10 litres
selling between 1,700 Naira to 2,000 Naira as against 870 Naira.
Twenty-five liters sell for as much as 4,000 Naira and their customers
are those who are unwilling to join the long queues.
It is less than two weeks since the last fuel crisis and the attendant
long queues at petrol stations were last seen in Abuja. They are
slowly returning.
Residents have expressed concerns that this is happening less than 10
days to the general elections and are asking for urgent intervention
from the Federal Government.
--ChannelsTV
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