He also attributed the real cause of this unfortunate situation to the rumour about increase in PMS price, which he said, led to massive hoarding, diversion and smuggling. We have to also address our refineries — whatever it takes, we need to look at our infrastructure deficit,” he said. Ladan said that NNPC was doing its best to help curtail the menace of hoarding and diversion. He said the call was to make the government end the pitiable plight of Nigerians, who were also thrown into blackout at the peak of the hardship occasioned by the artificial fuel scarcity. He described the current fuel scarcity as a grand conspiracy to impose hardship on Nigerians.

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2018 04:41 UTC