Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose claims that the Federal Government through the NNPC has created an artificial scarcity in an attempt to condition Nigerians to a planned increase in pump price.
The governor stated this in a press release signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka.
He said: “Petrol is scarce across the country because the Federal Government deliberately reduced supply, since it is only the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that is importing the product.
“Allowing fuel scarcity to persist for over two weeks when Nigerians are preparing to celebrate Christmas and New Year is the height of wickedness on the part of the All Progressives Congress Federal Government.
“Funnily enough, instead of directing its anger at President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the Minister of Petroleum, on December 7, 2017, the Federal Executive Council chose to give the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, seven days’ ultimatum to end the fuel scarcity.
“Today is December 17, exactly 10 days after the misplaced ultimatum was given, the situation has even got worse.”
Rumours of an imminent increase in the price of petrol has been rife but the NNPC has repeatedly denied having such plans.”
