Petrol Queue Resurfacing In Lagos, as Some Filling Stations Shut Down

Some of the filling stations in Lagos metropolis has started shutting down, over the anticipated sharp hike in the petrol pump price.

Marketers over the weekend had alerted that the pump price may hit N750 per litre in days to come, if the exchange naira is not checked, amidst an acute shortage of dollars in the foreign exchange market.

Some of the filling stations which opened in the early hours of Monday, hurriedly shut down later.

There was a long queue of vehicles at a handful of filling stations which were still dispensing petrol on Monday

In Abeokuta on Monday, a litre of petrol was selling from N590 to N600 on Monday, forcing several motorists to park their vehicles to take commercial motorcycles or taxi cabs.

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One of the motorists, wearing a long face, who spoke with this reporter at one of the fuel stations selling petrol, lamented, “Why would Tinubu start on this note to punish the already depressed, impoverished Nigerians inflicted by the out-gone administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“This is absolutely unfair to Nigerians. When I heard that Tinubu has directed removal of oil subsidy, I had to rush down here to fill my tank and some Jerry cans for my power generating set.”

Also Mr.John Akinloye, a motorist along Agege area, said, “I was not surprised to see queues at the fuel stations after the announcement.

I just pray this sad and unfortunate development will not last so as not to put suffering masses in another round of economic and mental torture.

“I have been at the fuel station for over an hour, I’m yet to get to the fuel pump point. Even the fuel attendants are not willing to sell more than N3,000 per each buyer. If you want to buy N4,000 they are refusing.”