Fuel Scarcity that started a few days ago has reached a boiling point to the extent of grounding activities in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Our reporters who went round the city came back a few minutes ago, February 15, with damming report of the situation.
It was discovered that many motorists simply abandoned their vehicles in most of the fuel stations that have no fuel to sell.
It was further discovered that in the few stations that are selling the product, queue of vehicles stretch over a kilometer with hundreds of motorcyclists and jerrican carriers complicating the situation.
As a result of the crisis, hundreds of vehicle owners commute in a few available commercial vehicles to their destinations at double the previous fares.
It was noted that pupils and students have stopped going to schools either because their parents’ cars have no fuel or because their are no vehicles to take them to schools.
Also, many workers are either trekking to their workplaces or have stopped going to work at all.
Only yesterday, Patrol Tanker Drivers, through their association, complained that the adulterated fuel which the government discovered and stopped from being sold to the public is still in their tanks.
They stressed that if the adulterated one is not removed there would be no tanker to go and get another product.
