“However, as you know, overcoming such disruptions typically
requires double the amount of time to return to normal operations,” he said.
He said, “Some folks are taking advantage of this situation
to maximize profits.
“Thankfully, product scarcity has been minimal lately, but
these folks might be exploiting the situation for unwarranted gain.
“The lines will be cleared out between today and tomorrow,”
Soneye assured.
Similarly, Mr Hammed Fashola, the National Vice President of
the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (lPMAN), expressed
hope that the queues in Lagos and Ogun would ease off this week, relying on the
words of the NNPCL.
Fashola, however, stated that the queues in Abuja might
tarry a bit due to the distance to Lagos.
“The information available to us from the NNPCL was that
there was a logistics problem, and when that happens, it will disrupt the
supply chain.
“That might be a
delay in the movement of ships from the mother vessel to the daughter vessel
before it gets to the depot tanks.
“Before we can correct that, surely it will take some days.
I think by Tuesday or Wednesday, there will be more products available for
lifting by marketers.
“It might take time before it can ease off in Abuja,
considering the distance to Lagos and the bad roads; Lagos might be calm this
new week,” Fashola assured.
A NAN correspondent who monitored the situation on Monday
reports that stranded motorists and commuters have expressed concern over
frequent fuel scarcity in Lagos metropolis.
This has resulted in a few commercial vehicles, which led to
a hike in fares.
The situation within Lagos metropolis showed that only a few
filling stations were selling, with long queues in most parts.
NAN reports that this was also the same situation within
Abule-Egba and environs: Abbatoir Road in Agege, Akowonjo Road, Bariga,
Fola-Agoro, and the popular Lasu-Igando Road.
The few filling stations that dispensed petrol had long
queues of vehicles stretching some meters.
Across the metropolis on Monday, petrol queues were seen at
filling stations like Mobil, NIPCO, TotalEnergies, Forte Oil, and ConOil along
Ikorodu Road.
North West at Maryland, Gbagada, NIPCO along Ijede road,
Ikorodu, and TotalEnergies at the NNPC bus stop in Ejigbo stretched to about
500 metres from the pumps. (NAN)(
