Senate orders Buhari to end fuel scarcity in two weeks

The Senate, on Thursday gave President Muhammadu Buari, the Minister for Petroleum, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation and other subordinating agencies two weeks to end the ongoing fuel scarcity across the country.

This was disclosed by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Downstream, Senator Uche Ekwunife, during a meeting with the Ministry of Petroleum and other relevant agencies over the current fuel scarcity being experienced across the country. ‎

Ekwunife said, “We are giving you a target of two weeks.

“The price discrepancy must stop and we are also mandating the M‎inister of Petroleum, head of agencies to stop the scarcity within two weeks.”

The Chairman also noted that the committee will look into the issue of subsidy payment and malfunctioned refineries in the country.

Lamenting the current fuel scarcity been faced, Ekwunife said the country had not had it this bad for a long time.

The Managing Director of the Petroleum Pricing Monitoring Company, PPMC, Esther Nnamdi-Ogbuche, while reacting to the issue of fuel scarcity said economic saboteurs were behind the scarcity, adding that her agency will not relent, but ensure that the saboteurs were put out of business.