Many commuters are stranded at various bus stops in Lagos State on Tuesday morning as fuel queues resurface in parts of Nigeria’s economic nerve centre, IgbereTV reports
Our correspondent who moved around some areas in the commercial city observed snake-like queues comprising private and commercial vehicles at filling stations.
The queues spilled into main roads and took at least a lane as of 8 am on Tuesday when our correspondent moved through over 25 filling stations domiciled in the Agege, Alimosho, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikeja local government areas of the state.
The queues appeared on Monday but worsened on Tuesday as vehicle owners scramble for premium motor spirit also known as petrol.
At one of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited outlets at Omole, near the popular Berger bus stop, a fuel attendant told our correspondent that the station did not get fuel supply over the weekend, hence the shortage.
Another fuel attendant who spoke anonymously attributed the supply shortfall to the flooding ravaging parts of the country, saying tanker drivers are having a tough time navigating dilapidated roads worsened by incessant rainfall and devastating floods.
Meanwhile, commuters were stranded at numerous bus stops in the four local government areas as commercial vehicles popularly known as Danfos and tricycles locally known as Keke Napep hiked transport fares by about 50%.
Efforts to get the comments of NNPC spokesperson, Garba-Deen Mohammed, proved abortive as of press time as his line was switched off. Also, a text message sent to his line has not been replied
