The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd, Mele Kyari has assured that the company has put in place measures to tackle the current fuel scarcity biting the Nigerians.
He disclosed this at an interaction with members of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) on Wednesday.
Kyari who gave a background of the genesis of the scarcity said it was something that was never anticipated as the cargo with the high methanol content was the root of the scarcity.
According to him, the withdrawal of the five cargoes created a gap that created a shortfall in the supply. He however noted that the company has imported a quantity that will close the gap and restore supply.
The GMD said, they have been in a business agreement with all importers and it was a specific requirement that fuel blended with a high quantity of Methanol should not be brought into the country.
Earlier, the chairman of the committee, Abdullahi Mahmoud said, the NNPC must be up and doing in its responsibilities.
He said, what happened has placed Nigerians in a very difficult situation adding that the country and its people are paying the price for a seemingly deliberate failure.
Some members of the community who expressed their anger said, that despite NNPC’s explanation and measures to tackle the situation, anybody who neglected his responsibilities must be held responsible.
