The adverse effect of the recent dearth in the supply of petrol to filling stations across the country is gradually biting hard on Nigerians.
Long queues have since returned to major cities in the country due to the shortage of fuel supply to most petrol stations visited by our correspondents.
In most parts of Lagos, those who have the products have hectic periods selling to motorists, who fight hard to get the product. They also lamented the hardship they have to go through before obtaining the product.
In some parts of Ogun States, especially in the state capital, Abeokuta, some filling stations have stopped selling petrol to motorists, while those who are selling the products have long queues at their stations.
In some other places, the product is not being sold at the official N87, but as high as N100 per litre.
Oil marketers, according to what Aproko247 gathered, have refused to make enough supply of the products because of the government’s refusal to pay arrears of fuel subsidy to them.
Some Nigerians do not know how long the queues will remain at the filling stations because the effect is gradually taking its toll on the economy.
The price of petrol was dropped from N97 per litre by the Federal Government to N87 after the fall in the price of crude oil in the international market. Nigeria is one of the producing countries of crude oil.
