General Muhammadu Buhari, who is running for the presidential seat from the All Progressives Congress (APC), has bemoaned the fuel scarcity that has hit Nigeria, stating that, Nigerians are forced to spend quality hours queuing for petroleum products.
Buhari via his official Twitter account said that Nigeria as a country should not be importing petrol.
“The countless man hours that will be spent at petrol stations today, will reduce our productivity as a nation. This should not be so,” he wrote.
APC presidential candidate then went on to mention his successes when he was head of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) “In my time as NNPC chairman and Petroleum Minister in the late 70s, 2 of our 4 refineries were built, and domestic consumption catered for,” he wrote, noting that, Nigeria has the ability to have adequate petrol consumption.
“But over the last several years our refineries have declined, and we are at the mercy of imports.”
“We must reject a system that has turned one of world’s largest crude exporters into an importer of petrol. Things must change,” he wrote.
The fuel scarcity hit Nigeria as oil marketers said they were no longer interested in importing the product mainly because of the rising exchange rate of the dollar to the Naira.
Ahead of the coming general elections the key parties do not hesitate to immediately accuse each other of fuel problems.
Buhari via his official Twitter account said that Nigeria as a country should not be importing petrol.
“The countless man hours that will be spent at petrol stations today, will reduce our productivity as a nation. This should not be so,” he wrote.
APC presidential candidate then went on to mention his successes when he was head of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) “In my time as NNPC chairman and Petroleum Minister in the late 70s, 2 of our 4 refineries were built, and domestic consumption catered for,” he wrote, noting that, Nigeria has the ability to have adequate petrol consumption.
“But over the last several years our refineries have declined, and we are at the mercy of imports.”
“We must reject a system that has turned one of world’s largest crude exporters into an importer of petrol. Things must change,” he wrote.
The fuel scarcity hit Nigeria as oil marketers said they were no longer interested in importing the product mainly because of the rising exchange rate of the dollar to the Naira.
Ahead of the coming general elections the key parties do not hesitate to immediately accuse each other of fuel problems.
