Fuel scarcity forces NNPC boss back from foreign trip

The scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, worsened in some filling stations in parts of Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday as panic buying and long queues forced the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, back from an overseas’ trip.

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), however, did not comment on the situation even as the price per litre went as high as N150 in some parts of the state.

The NNPC, which earlier said that there was no cause for alarm over the fuel issue, declared yesterday that Baru was forced to abandon a Forbes Man of The Year Award in London and rushed back home over the queues.

New Telegraph, December 6, 2017

 

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