The fuel crisis being experienced since February this year left Nigerians in agony with many still groaning under the strain of the lack of premium motor spirit with no possible end in sight.
A visit round some fueling stations still showed that there’s much for the country”s leadership to do to stop the ugly trend as long queues are still noticeable in many of the stations.
Oluseye Akinwalere reports that for weeks back, Nigerians have been forced to endure myriads of hardship ranging from fuel scarcity, worsening electricity supply, hikes in the price of diesel, food inflation
The power outage has added to issues bedeviling the nation as Nigerians still have to contend with spike in the prices of commodities, transportation and food items.
Filling stations in the country no longer sell at N165 but instead fuel is sold for N180 to N200 and it is even higher in the black markets.
Diesel now cost over 500 to 600 all this high cost have dealt a huge blow on many businesses with little or no profit as most funds are spent on buying fuel to power generators.
Economists have observed that there won’t be any need for generators if the nation is enjoying electricity but instead the national grid collapsed twice during the previous week .
At fueling stations in Akure, some commuters complained about the prolonged fuel scarcity calling for something not be done as soon as possible.
Others bemoaned the hours they have to spend on long queues just to purchase fuel at prices that are not very affordable.
Filling stations selling at normal prices have long queues in their stations when they have fuel.
The question on the lips of Nigerians is that when will this fuel siege be over.
SOURCE: orangegm.com.ng
