The Federal Government, FG, claims to have started a 15-day emergency fuel supply to make sure the commodity is available throughout the entire nation as the effects of fuel scarcity are becoming more severe in various parts of the nation.
The government also revealed that ships that import Premium Motor Spirit would keep docking at the coast in order to empty gasoline into various depots, which would then distribute the commodity to various gas stations.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria claimed that eight vessels had been delivering 300 million liters of fuel to its members in Apapa and other parts of Lagos this week.
This was after the South-West Regional Coordinator of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Ayo Cardoso, confirmed to one of our correspondents that aside from the 240 million litres offloaded at various depots on Monday, close to 85 million litres of petrol were offloaded as of Tuesday evening.
However, The PUNCH observed on Wednesday that the queues in filling stations were yet to subside, even as Nigerians celebrated May Day.
As of Wednesday afternoon, it was observed that roads in Ogun, Lagos and others were deserted as vehicles lined up in filling stations to buy fuel. Some individuals said they had parked their vehicles pending the availability of petrol.