The ongoing fuel scarcity being experienced in Abuja and some parts of the country may not cease anytime soon.
Blueprint gathered that there is no glimpse of hope for motorists and commuters as the scarcity persists.
According to a marketer, who does not want his name in print, “Nigeria depends solely on the importation of fuel and that is why we are experiencing this scarcity.”
He said: “Until the importers of the petroleum products supply them, we will continue to experience the scarcity. We have just been told from our meetings that the Q1 that was not approved earlier for importers to bring in petroleum products has just been approved; we hope that will bring a relief to Nigerians, but the question is for how long?”
On whether the scarcity will end in the next 24 hours, he said: “Of course, because if our refineries are not working and then we are depending solely on importation of petroleum products, then there is a big challenge. We have said that the only way we can talk about sustainability is when our refineries are working effectively and if you are talking about importation as well, you import to supplement the production you are having in the country as a whole.
“We can only come out of this if our refineries are working.”
Blueprint reports that long queues resurfaced in some states as a result of shortage of the fuel.
Many motorists now depend on black marketers for their petroleum needs as 10 litres of fuel is now sold for between N2, 300 and N2, 500 depending on the bargaining power of the motorists.
