Fuel scarcity: Fayose alleges plans to hike price to N185

Fayose, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said: “Allowing fuel scarcity to persist for over two weeks when Nigerians are preparing to celebrate Christmas and New Year is the height of wickedness on the part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government. “Funny enough, instead of directing its anger to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the Minister of Petroleum, on December 7, 2017, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) choose to give the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, seven-day ultimatum to end the fuel scarcity. Today (yesterday) is December 17, exactly 10 days after the misplaced ultimatum was given, the situation has even gotten worse.” The governor added: “By the time the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) goes on strike as being threatened, the whole country will be shut down and one wonders what will become of Nigerians that desire to move around during the festive season.” Fayose, who said it was necessary for the Federal Government to tell Nigerians the truth about the situation of fuel supply in the country, noted that it was the restriction of supply of petrol to NNPC alone that has put Nigerians in hardship. His words: “It is only the NNPC that is bringing products in; and the result is the scarcity being experienced now. The thinking is that by the time the scarcity persists for like one month, with Nigerians already buying at N200 per litre, the people will jump at it if petrol is increased from N145 to N185 per litre. “This time, Nigerians will resist any attempt to further impoverish them by increasing the pump price of petrol.”]]>