There is no plan to increase fuel price - President Buhari meets with Baru over scarcity

President Buhari meets with Baru over fuel scarcity 
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Organisation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Barul over the lingering fuel scarcity in the country. The president met with the NNPC boss on Saturday, December 23 in order to find a solution to the issue of fuel scarcity. 




 Many Nigerians have been complaining about the scarcity with some raising suspicion that it was an attempt to increase price of fuel. It was reported that the president said he was concerned about the plight of Nigerians In a video address, Baru blamed the situation on oil marketers whom he accused of hoarding the commodity. 



  He assured Nigerians that there was no plan to increase price of fuel and that work was going on to end the crises soon. He said: "I'm reassuring Nigerians that we have over 20 days petrol sufficiency. Queues will be resolved soon, as distribution intensifies. There are challenges with marketers hoarding, that is being dealt with as well. "In addition to existing supplies on ground, another 3 ships are currently unloading 150 million litres of petrol. NNPC will push this additional supply out within 3-4 days.











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