The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has attributed the recent scarcity of fuel in some regions of the country to logistical problems impacting the distribution of the product in those areas.
The spokesperson of NNPC, Olufemi Soneye, made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
Soneye, however, stated that the logistics issues have been fully resolved, and added that there will now be fuel availability in those regions.
He also warned against panic buying of petrol as there is no shortage of fuel in the country.
Moreover, the NNPC’s spokesperson emphasized that the company has no intention of increasing fuel price in the country.
Earlier on Wednesday and Thursday April 24 and 25, there were reports of many filling stations closed in Abuja, Kaduna and about five other states as a result of the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol caused heavy queues at the few outlets that dispensed the product.
