President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, blamed the current fuel scarcity ravaging the nation on blackmailers, who, according to him, “instead of showing love, companionship and charity… chose this period to inflict severe hardship on us all by creating unnecessary fuel scarcity across the country.

NIGERIANS are obviously outraged by allegations of a deliberate arrangement by marketers to foster fuel scarcity, during major public holidays, especially the year end festivities. Indeed, low and stable pricing and the elimination of scarcity were campaign platforms of the current administration.

Worried about the prolonged fuel scarcity in all parts of the Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has, for the first time, summoned stakeholders in the sub-sector of the economy to a major engagement in Aso Rock tomorrow (Monday).

THE Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, in collaboration with the Oyo State Government have sealed off seven filling stations within Ibadan city owing to their refusal to sell petroleum products to members of the public. 

The traditional ruler of Obosi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Chidubem Iweka has appealed to appropriate authorities to intervene in the on-going scarcity of fuel and hike in fuel pump price with a view to ameliorating the situation before it gets out of hand.

A lecturer at the Lagos State University, LASU, Dr. Sylvester Odion Akhaine,  has said that the present fuel scarcity being experienced in the country was not the change Nigerians  voted for,   describing it rather,  as structural violence against the populace.

The lingering petrol scarcity continues on Wednesday across Niger State as only one truck was allocated to the state in the past two days.

Business activities within and around Kano metropolis has been brought to its knees following debilitating scarcity of premium motor spirit in most filling stations Wednesday.

There is no respite for car owners and commuters in Imo State, as premium motor spirit, PMS, has remained very expensive despite assurances from the Federal Government.

THE Federal Government has ordered depot operators to engage on 24-hour loading of petrol, in a bid to ease the long queues and scarcity witnessed across the country.