As fuel queue reappear in several areas of Nigeria’s economic hub on Tuesday morning, many commuters were left stuck at various bus stations throughout Lagos State.
News Central reporters observed long lines of both private and commercial automobiles at fuel stations around 7am at Mobil petrol station on Tuesday morning.
Also, as of 8am on Tuesday, it was gathered that about 25 filling stations located in the Agege, Alimosho, Ifako-Ijaiye, and Ikeja local government areas of the state, the queues had spilled into major roadways and taken up at least one lane.
On Monday, lines started to form, but they quickly grew worse as drivers rushed to get Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as gasoline.
A fuel attendant at a Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited location in Omole, close to the well-known Berger Bus Stop, told newsmen that there was a scarcity since the station had not received fuel over the weekend.
Another fuel attendant, who also requested anonymity, blamed the shortage on the country’s widespread flooding, saying tanker drivers are unable to negotiate crumbling roads made worse by relentless rain and life-threatening floods.
In the meantime, passengers were left stranded at several bus stations in the four local government districts as tricycles and commercial vehicles known as Danfos raised transportation costs by roughly 50%.
On Saturday, NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari at the commissioning of Pinnacle Oil and Gas FZE Terminal in the Lekki area of Lagos said, “The largest consumer of petroleum product is Lagos and anytime we have any disruption to supply in Lagos, we panic because the trouble will start here.”
In Abuja and certain North-Central states like Kogi, Nasarawa, and Benue, where bridges necessary for the transportation of fuel tankers were submerged, floods also affected the supply of fuel.
According to the National Emergency Management Agency, disastrous floods in over 20 states of Nigeria over the past two months have caused millions of people to be displaced and killed over 600 people.
Due to the devastating floods that have ravaged the nation and hampered supply, the Nigeria Liquefied and Natural Gas (NLNG) Company declared force majeure.
The corporation claimed there was no need for panic buying or hoarding of the necessary domestic good, despite the fact that the warning drove users of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, into a panicked state.
