PPMC intervening in the fuel scarcity

Fuel Distribution Trucks

In response to the current fuel scarcity, the management of the Petroleum Products Marketing Company on Friday said it has flooded Abuja with 31 high capacity trucks, each with approximately 60,000 litres.

Another 25 trucks are expected Saturday, the company said in a statement, explaining that the measure was in line with the efforts being made by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, to end the scarcity.

According to the PPMC, the 31 intervention trucks that arrived Abuja Friday were deployed to areas of need.

“This is made possible by reason of the partnership between NNPC Retail and Capital Oil and Gas,” the company said. “In addition, 150 trucks have been provided by A. A. Rano, Azman, and Rahamaniyya.”

 

The Managing Director of PPMC, Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, said these interventionist efforts would continue until the queues at filling stations disappear.

The agency said despite not being a regulator, “it has made an extra effort to curb the effect of the fuel crisis on the general public by deploying staff to petrol stations across Abuja for round-the-clock monitoring.

“It is believed that with these measures, normalcy will return to Abuja and its environs in no time. Motorists are therefore advised for the umpteenth time not to engage in panic buying as this will encourage the activities of hoarders.

“They are also advised to be vigilant and to report any observed sharp practices and other identified areas of need.”

The PPMC urges citizens to report sharp practices observed at filling stations through its twitter account, @PPMC_NGR.