•Queues will fizzle out soon, says Kyari
By Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
Despite the intervention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to halt the strike by tanker drivers, the chaos occasioned by the return of fuel queues in Abuja worsened yesterday as many filling stations experienced long queues, causing anguish and heavy traffic on streets in Abuja and its environs.
The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, had on Monday told journalists that the fuel queues would soon disappear after brokering a deal with the petrol tanker drivers.
Kyari also yesterday told journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, that there was nothing to worry about over the fuel queues, as the situation would soon normalise.
The emergence of the long queues occurred about two months after a similar round of petrol scarcity hit major cities across…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
