The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Friday stated that it would take one to two weeks for the queues at the fuel stations to disappear.
The management of the Corporation stated this in statement issued in Abuja by the Group General Manager Group Public Affairs Division, Garba Deen Mohammed.
The corporation appealed to Nigerians to show more patience as it is working round the clock to end scarcity
The NNPC spokesperson said: “We urge Nigerians to continue to be patient because the difficulties being experienced as a result of the situation will soon be alleviated.
“We would like to assure all Nigerians that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources/Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and everybody else associated with this situation is working tirelessly round the clock to ensure relief is brought to Nigerians.
“Our immediate concern is to make petrol available through the interventions and processes put in place so that the queues will disappear within the next one to two weeks”.
Given the measures taken by the corporation to assuages the situation, Mohammed said, “As at 1600hrs of today, one (1) PMS cargo containing 42 million litres has completely discharged, two (2) more PMS cargos with a combined ‘Remaining on Board’ (ROB) of 44 million litres are currently discharging while another PMS cargo containing 44 million litres is berthed and awaiting discharge.”
