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Why there are fuel queues — NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) says the issues that led to the tightness in the supply of fuel being experienced in some parts of the country have been resolved.

The NNPC Ltd said that the issues were as a result of logistical problems.

The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd. Olufemi Soneye, made the disclosure on Thursday while reacting to the current queues in some parts of the country.

Soneye reiterated that the prices of petroleum products were not changing.

“The NNPC Ltd. wishes to clarify that the tightness in the supply of PMS currently being experienced in some areas across the country is as a result of logistics issues and that they have been resolved.

“The NNPC Ltd. urges Nigerians to avoid panic buying as there is a sufficiency of products in the country,” he assured.

Motorists in some parts of the country have expressed worry over the long queues being presently experienced at fuel stations due to scarcity of petrol.