Petrol scarcity to end in one week, says Kyari
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has apologised to Nigerians for the pains the nationwide petrol scarcity has caused them in the past three months.
NNPCL’s Group Chief Executive Officer Mele Kyari, who spoke on Channels Television’s special election programme, “The 2023 Verdict”, assured the public that the “glitch” would be resolved to everyone’s relief.
“I apologise for the situation, on behalf of all of us, the stakeholders in the oil and gas industry; definitely, not surely exclusive. Having said this, it is unfortunate. It’s a glitch. We are responsible to (resolve) this glitch. We will resolve this,” he said.
Asked to specify when Nigerians will begin to see a turnaround, Kyari expressed a strong belief that it would be felt “within the next one week”.
But the oil corporation’s boss said there was a caveat.
“I’m not saying that you’re going to have zero queues within the next one week.
“No. I can’t guarantee that because a number of things are out of our control,” he said.
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The NNPCL boss explained that market forces would determine how quickly the situation is resolved. But in his view, the country is going to see substantial and relative ease in the next one week, compared to the situation at present.
He gave an assurance that the NNPC would bring succour and relief to Nigerians, saying no one orchestrated the fuel scarcity.
“We have no benefit in doing this. We are families. We are members and part of this community. We are very proud of this country.
“We would like this country to prosper. We don’t want Nigerians to suffer and of course as a matter of condition, we don’t think that anyone should go through this thing,” he said.
