Residents of the Federal Capital Territory are stuck and facing gasoline shortages as a result of the abrupt shutdown of multiple retail shops operated by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited in the capital city.
According to reports, the stations have been closed for many days and will remain closed till next week, as instructed by the national oil firm’s management.
The closures, which were blamed to logistical issues, have resulted in huge lines at remaining stations, with many motorists and commuters facing hours of delays.
According to report, An attendant at an NNPC station in Garki, who preferred to remain anonymous, stated, “We’ve been dry for two days now. There is simply no product to sell. We are awaiting directives from our suppliers.”
Another attendant in Kubwa, identified as Peter, said they have been selling previous petrol stocks and haven’t received fresh products due to the challenge.
“We finished our old stock yesterday. We only do not have products for today. We are expecting supplies and will definitely have them by tomorrow. But we have gas available for sale today,” he said.
A station manager at the NNPC Life Camp station, who confirmed the challenge and the directive by the NNPCL management, said the closure was due to some internal adjustments that affected all stations.
The manager, who declined to give his name, stated, “The reason why there has been no fuel in most of our stations in Abuja here in recent weeks is due to some internal adjustments/programmes being done at the management level.
