- …admits supply disruptions.
- …assures prompt resolution.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has announced that it is experiencing challenges in fuel supply, impacting some areas in Lagos State and the FCT, and is working to resolve the issue.
Olufemi Soneye, NNPC’s chief corporate communications officer, said in terse statement on Saturday that the shortage is attributed to technical issues with the discharge operations of several vessels.
Soneye said that the oil company was collaborating with stakeholders to resolve the issue and restore normal operations.
NNPC, therefore, urged motorists and residents to remain calm as they work to mitigate the impact of the fuel scarcity.
However, checks revealed that fuel queues resurfaced in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and neighbouring states such as Nasarawa and Niger States, as well as some parts of Lagos State.
Few filling stations who were selling have adjusted their metres selling between N800 and N900 per litre under strict security arrangement to forestall any breakdown of law and order.
The statement reads: “The NNPC Ltd wishes to state that the tightness in fuel supply and distribution witnessed in some parts of Lagos and the FCT is as a result of a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels.”
The company added that it was working round the clock with all stakeholders to resolve the situation and restore normalcy in the operations.