FUEL SCARCITY WILL END SOON-NUPENG

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) assured Nigerians that the current scarcity of petrol would end soon.

The union Chairman, South-West Zone, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, gave the assurance on Friday in Lagos.

Reports was given by a reliable source that the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, confirmed the payment of N407.07 billion fuel subsidy to oil marketers on Wednesday 9, December.

Also, Korodo said that there was much loading of petroleum products in different depots in Lagos and other parts of the country. And Petroleum Tanker Drivers are ready to deliver the product to designated filling stations.

According to the Chairman, he said;
"well, tentatively, before Christmas period the queues will vanish at filling stations across the country."

Moreover, Korodo urged the Federal Government to ensure that subsidy claims should be paid on time to avoid recurrent scarcity of petrol in the country.

He also advised the oil marketers to accelerate importation of the product to ensure that it was available in all depots.

The chairman called on Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to repair its pipeline networks throughout the country so that the product could be distributed through the channel to all its depots nationwide