Alegbe’s statement which was released to the media yesterday, December 21, read: “In continuation of the special intervention fuel supply for the Yuletide season, another 567 trucks have been dispatched nationwide today.”
The statement also informed that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, had directed the deployment of NNPC staff to various petrol stations across the country for effective monitoring of the distribution system.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the move was geared towards ensuring the total eradication of queues from the petrol stations across the country.
The minister also urged the NNPC staff to rise above the challenges by ensuring that the special intervention supplies are not diverted or hoarded by markerters and their cohorts.
Kachikwu said: “This calls for effective monitoring of the supply system, especially at the end points, to ascertain that what is trucked out from the depots is delivered at the designated fuel stations and dispensed to the public in the most efficient manner.
” We need you to be out there to help achieve this; we can’t be at ease while Nigerians are going through so much pain to get fuel.”
Kachikwu also encouraged them to work towards achieving zero-queues at their various stations as soon as possible, adding that they should be ready to sacrifice their Christmas break if need the need arises.
Recall that the federal government on Monday, December 14, said it would begin a gradual withdrawal of fuel subsidy next year. A situation some analysts blame on the current fuel scarcity in Nigeria.
Already, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has declared that it will resist the government plans, vowing to stand in the way of implementing the price increase.
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