End recurring fuel scarcity in Nigeria — Osun APC chieftain begs Tinubu
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene and put an end to the recurring fuel scarcity in the country.
Speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo, Oyintiloye emphasized the urgent need for the President’s intervention due to the suffering Nigerians face almost monthly as a result of fuel scarcity.
“Nigerians had hoped that the fuel scarcity would end after the Federal Government removed the fuel subsidy,” Oyintiloye stated.
“However, instead of the situation improving, it has worsened, causing untold hardship for Nigerians who now have to purchase fuel at very high prices.”
He urged President Tinubu to investigate the activities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to uncover the root causes of the persistent fuel shortages.
While acknowledging the ongoing economic challenges, Oyintiloye stressed that inadequate fuel supply should not be added to the already tense situation.
“In recent months, Nigerians have faced severe difficulties obtaining petroleum products at filling stations across the country,” he noted. “I appeal to the President to rescue Nigerians who are enduring immense hardship due to the fuel scarcity.”
Oyintiloye further expressed concern that fuel scarcity has become a routine part of daily life in Nigeria, which should not be the case. “For the past few weeks, Nigerians have been sleeping at filling stations across the country, desperate to get fuel for their businesses and vehicles. Many stations do not have the product, and those that do sell it at exorbitant prices.”
He also urged the President to do everything possible to revamp the country’s refineries, asserting that if the four Nigerian refineries were fully operational, fuel scarcity would become a thing of the past.
“The burden on the masses is becoming unbearable,” Oyintiloye concluded, “and there is an urgent need for the President’s intervention.”
