The scarcity of petrol worsened, weekend, in Enugu and its environs with long queues at the few filling stations where the product was available.
A visit round the metropolis showed that the scarcity had also led to a hike in the price of the product.
The price ranged from N130 to N150 per litre in some filling stations while it was being sold for about N200 per litre in some black markets on the outskirts of the metropolis.
The scarcity of petrol also led to a hike in transport fares in many motor-parks in Enugu and Nsukka by bus which used to be N300, is now between N450 and N500.
Mr. Beloved-Dan Anike, Commissioner for Inter Ministerial Duty, however, attributed the scarcity to protests by oil marketers seeking the payment of their debts which the Federal Government had last week paid.
Anike maintained that availability of products would improve in the days ahead, noting that government would check the arbitrary increase in pump price by private filling stations in the state. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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