By correspondent.
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Motorists and commuters in Sango-Ota, Ogun, have expressed shock over the new pump prices of petrol, otherwise known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), announced by Nigerian National Petroleum Company limited, (NNPCL).
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that NNPCL had on Tuesday morning,
The NNPCL, in a statement,said it adjusted the pump price of petrol; between N580 to N617 per litre and attributed the development to response to market realities.
The situation in Sango-Ota and its environs, revealed that the few filling stations selling the product had adjusted their pump price in conformity with tyr the new prices.
In similar vein, few filling stations such as NIPCO, NNPC and Mobil Filling Station,seen selling the product witnessed long queues of vehicles.
Investigation also that despite the increase in the pump price of fuel, some of the filling stations indulged in hoarding the product while long queue at various filling stations resulted in traffic gridlocks on some of the major roads in Sango-Ota.
Mr Bola Martins, a motorist, described the situation as uncalled for, adding that Nigerians were still struggling with the petrol price that was recently increased.
“Nigerians are really going through hard times and there is urgent need for the Federal Government to ensure measures that will help to ameliorate the sufferings of the people.” Martins said.
Mr Jide Onabanjo, a commercial motorist, said that the new price of petrol would be added to transport fares for the people.
Onabanjo said that this development would further increase the prices of goods and services in the country.
“We can’t continue like this because we have been pushed to the wall.” he said.
Onabanjo said that it was unbelievable that the fuel that he bought for N488 per litre at one of the NNPCL stations had gone up to N617 today.
Mrs Sade Aderanti, a civil servant, said that the new pump prices of petrol would automatically has huge impacts on living standards of Nigerians.
Aderanti said that she had been on the queue for over three hours and yet had not been able to buy fuel.
She appealed to Federal Government to expedite action in putting palliative measures in place for civil servants as well as Nigerians, at large, to reduce the untold hardships.
In Lokoja,kogi state capital, the hike in price of tye the product has invariably led to appreciable increase in transport fare in the area.
Our correspondent reports that passengers now pay N200 and above par trip, instead of N50.
Prices of food and other essential commodities have continued to heat the roof with great intensity and heavy brunts on the consumers.
“This burden coming from the removal of fuel subsidy is getting beyond the purchasing capacity of poor,the federal government should hasten effort and send lasting palliatives to Nigerians,” Nuhu Mohammed,a resident of Lokoja,told The Reporters in an interview on Wednesday.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
With agency report.
