The Muhammadu Buhari administration is doing
everything possible to quickly resolve the fuel shortages experienced by
Nigerians, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has said.
Mr. Osinbajo, a professor, said this during an
unexpected stopover at Oando Filling Station at Lekki area of Lagos State on
Christmas Eve.
He also stopped at Hayden Petrol Station, also
on the Island, a statement by spokesperson, Laolu Akande, said.
In a chat with Nigerians on long fuel queues
during the stopover, the Vice President said the Federal Government was moving
as quickly as it could to solve the fuel crisis and reduce the difficulties
Nigerians were facing as a result,” the statement said.
He reportedly said, “We are trying to move as
quickly as we can. Obviously, people have gone through a lot of pain and
anguish in the past few days, and that is deeply regretted. We were trying to
do what we can to move as quickly as possible and there is certainly enough
products to be able to solve the problem.
“We will be able to solve the problem; the
short period of scarcity is quite a bit of burden, but we know that so long as
products are enough and the trucks coming out and feeding the stations, this
will be over very soon.
“I am going around with the honourable minister
of state for petroleum resources here in Lagos to ensure that first, the trucks
are being loaded from all the depots, and also looking at the filling stations
to see that things are moving on very well.
“The GMD of the NNPC is also working in Abuja
to see that that things are moving quickly and we are moving around the
country. So we expect that it will be resolved very quickly.”
“It’s such a shame that Christmas has been, to
some extent, with this sort of discomfort. This is deeply regretted, and l know
that, despite the resilience and strength of people in Lagos and the Nigerian
people, we would see ourselves through this and will enjoy our Christmas and
have a great new year.”
- Premium Times
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