NNPC retail stations was N617/litre, but most of their outlets hardly dispensed products due to the scarcity.
“NNPC Retail just told us that they had problems with logistics and they didn’t give us details about this. But I’m sure it will have to do with their supply network,” the National Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, John Kekeocha, told our correspondent when asked about the outcome of Thursday’s meeting.
He added, “However, as we speak, a vessel is discharging in Warri and they may start loading tankers by tomorrow or the day after. Most of the trucks from Abuja and the Northern states go to Warri to load.
“By Monday or Tuesday, the queues should start clearing, but before then, we are going to be seeing queues due to the shortage in the supply of PMS to Abuja and other states in the North.”
Kekeocha had earlier stated that scarcity in the North was due to PMS supply shortage in the region.
“It is obvious that there is a supply shortage in Abuja and other states that are close to the FCT (Federal Capital Territory). “This is the reason many filling stations in these areas are not selling PMS, which, of course, has led to the serious queues you s
