By our reporter| The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured residents of Abuja that the agency has adequate supply despite the resurgence of queues in the city.
In a series of tweets on Sunday evening, the oil giant asked residents to avoid panic buying.
“We assure all residents of the FCT, and indeed all Nigerians, that we have ample local supplies and national stock in excess of 2.5 billion liters, with a sufficiency of more than 43 days,” it added.
“The NNPC Ltd hereby advises motorists not to engage in panic buying as supplies are adequate as will become increasingly evident in the coming days.”
It explained the appearance of fuel queues in parts of Abuja “is very likely due to low loadouts at depots which usually happen during long public holidays, in this case, the Sallah celebrations”.
The statement added that the “increased fuel purchases which are also usual with returning residents of the FCT from the public holidays”.
The recent development is coming a few months after fuel queues resurfaced in the country due to the importation of “bad fuel” into Nigeria.
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