Fuel scarcity bites harder in Ibadan

Long queues of vehicles at petrol filling stations across Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have been a dominant feature throughout the week, as scarcity of petroleum products persists.

The problem was caused by the closure of the filling stations owned by the independent marketers on account of some differences between them and the Federal Government.
Following the development, some of the attendants in some filling stations still selling petrol have hiked the price from N87 per litre to N100.
However, the transport fare has not gone up accordingly, as is the practise. One of the drivers plying Mokola/Apete route, Tajudeen Jshola, explained that they could raise the fare because the scarcity was artificial.
He said, “From what we have experienced so far, since Wednesday, there is not much problem except that the independent marketers have closed their stations. The result of this is the long queues being experienced at the filling stations owned by major marketers, which should be expected, because they are few when compared with those owned by independent marketers.”