The Governor of Ekiti state Ayodele Fayose says the current fuel scarcity is merely a ploy by the current administration to further increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N145 to N185 per litre. The governor who made this known in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka described the Buahari led administration as insensitive to the plight of ordinary Nigerians.
“Petrol is scarce across the country because the Federal Government deliberately reduced supply since it is only the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC that is importing the product.“Allowing fuel scarcity to persist for over two weeks when Nigerians are preparing to celebrate Christmas and New Year is the height of wickedness on the part of the All Progressives Congress, APC Federal Government.
“Funny enough, instead of directing its anger to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the Minister of Petroleum, on December 7, 2017, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) choose to give the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu seven days ultimatum to end the fuel.
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