The Federal Government has warned of dire consequences for
any individual or groups who attempt to exploit or further cause untold
hardship to ordinary Nigerians by disrupting fuel supply and distribution
chain.
This is coming on the heels of renewed efforts by the
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to maintain the 450.92
million litres weekly evacuation of Premium Motor Spirit to different petrol
stations nationwide.
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre
Sylva, gave the warning on Tuesday in a statement by his Senior Adviser, Media
and Communications, Horatius Egua.
Sylva, while reassuring Nigerians of the government’s
determination, called on security agencies to be on high alert in preventing
attempts by subversive elements to cause any disruption during the period of
the general elections in the country.
He appealed to Nigerians for understanding, noting that the
administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was sincere in finding permanent
solutions to the fuel problems in the country.
He said the government was exploring all options in seeking
an end to the fuel problem in the country.
Sylva urged stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to join
hands with the government in ending the problem.
During a tour of selected petrol stations in Abuja on
Friday, Sylva expressed government’s satisfaction with the efforts of the NNPCL
in ensuring fuel availability to the average Nigerian and urged them to keep up
the tempo.
In the last month, NNPCL has maintained a total weekly
evacuation of 450.92 million litres of PMS, a daily average of 64.42 million
litres.
Sylva, while calling for collective support in dealing with
the fuel issue said the government felt the pains of the ordinary Nigerian
occasioned by the lingering fuel queues.
He said that the relevant government agencies were working
round the clock to ensure fuel availability at petrol stations across the
country.
“The problems associated with fuel queues in the country are
not a problem that came with Buhari’s government but a fallout of long years of
rot and decadence in products supply and distribution chain by successive
governments.
“Buhari’s administration is addressing the problem
holistically, this is the first time in so many years that a government is
addressing the proble
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