The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, claims that the Federal government has successfully tamed “the monster” of fuel scarcity that marred Christmas holidays across the country.
Baru said this in an interview with State House correspondents after joining fellow Muslims for Jumat service in a Mosque at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said information available to him showed that normalcy had returned to Abuja, Lagos and many other parts of the country, as far as fuel distribution os concerned.
He attributed the scarcity to the activities of “some greedy marketers” who he accused of hoarding and diverting products because of a rumoured price increase. Baru reassured Nigerians that the corporation has sufficient products that will last for the next 30 days, adding that the government keeps importing 50 percent above Nigeria’s normal consumption into the country.