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Fares rise as fuel scarcity worsens

The fuel situation in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, worsened yesterday, as long queues surfaced in the metropolis. In Plateau State, the scarcity has caused clear…

The fuel situation in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, worsened yesterday, as long queues surfaced in the metropolis.

In Plateau State, the scarcity has caused clear rise in transport fares, while in Edo State, the government has had to begin monitoring petrol stations to prevent practices that could aggravate the situation and possibly further force up transport fares.

Our correspondent who monitored the situation in Abeokuta reports that few of the stations with product to sell had long queues along the Obantoko axis, on the old Abeokuta – Ibadan road and Abeokuta – Lagos road, around Ita oshin area.

Also, the Sokenu road in Lafenwa recorded similar long queues, with virtually all filling stations along the road closing down.

The development has resulted in commuters getting stranded at bus stops, while the roads are partially empty. 

As motorists and road users in Jos, the Plateau State capital, continued to groan following the fuel scarcity that has worsened, commercial motorists (buses, taxis and tricycles have increased fares.

Our correspondent who visited some filling stations observed that some of the queues were as long as three kilometers and there was rowdy struggling in all the places visited. The filling stations included Mobil in Beach Road, Mobil in Bank Road, Total in Terminus Market and Mega Filling station by Secretariat Junction.

A bus driver Abdullahi Umar said some of them had been forced to increase transport fares to make some gains, that they now charged between N80 and N100 for specific drops which were originally N50.

The Edo State Government said it would commence monitoring of marketers and petrol stations across the state today. 

The Commissioner for Oil, Gas & Solid Minerals, Joseph Ugheoke, said it was part of efforts to prevent the hoarding of petrol during the yuletide. 

He told journalists in Benin yesterday that the state government had placed a ban on the sale of PMS in jerry cans across the state, adding that notice had been sent to managers of petrol stations not to sell PMS above 20 litres to buyers with jerry cans. 

He called on the people not to engage in panic buying as there was no justification for it.

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