Nigeria's annual visitor, fuel scarcity, is here again.

The dreaded queues have returned and valuable man hours are again being wasted at fuel stations. The fact that Nigeria is an oil producing nation just crowns the ridiculousness of the situation.

Citizens are blaming President Muhammadu Buhari, who is also the petroleum minister, and Minister of State, Ibe Kachikwu, who is also the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) for the crisis.

Kachikwu on the other hand, placed the blame on the shoulders of Nigerians.

“…The absence of product is not the issue. What is the issue is the usual panic-buying by Nigerians… Again, there are people who store products and the DPR has sealed a lot of such stations in the last one week,” the minister said on November 11, 2015, after he was sworn in by Buhari.

The government cannot exonerate itself of responsibility for the crisis, but the real culprits behind the scarcity are ordinary, everyday Nigerians.

It is Nigerians who own petrol stations that hoard fuel in order to sell at a higher price later.

The attendants and station managers who charge a “selling fee” because they agreed to sell you fuel are all Nigerians.

Those people who buy fuel, adulterate it and then sell at cutthroat “black market” prices, you know them right? They’re Nigerians too.

The most notorious fuel-scarcity causing Nigerians are the opportunistic and unpatriotic oil marketers.

Marketers have held citizens of the country to ransom many times and all for their own personal gain. The most recent example is the disastrous fuel scarcity of May 2015 which practically shut the country down.

Fuel was being sold for up to N500 per litre, electricity was non-existent and people were dying but the marketers were smiling to the bank without a care in the world.

It took the intervention of one of their own, the Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas, Ifeanyi Ubah, to stop the scarcity.

“Capital Oil and Gas has watched with so much pain, the suffering and hardship our citizens have been subjected to as a result of scarcity of petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and house hold kerosene,” Ubah said in a statement released on Sunday, May 24, 2015.

“We are deeply pained to hear that hospitals cannot perform surgeries, laboratories are unable to carry out much needed tests especially for emergency patients leaving such patients at risk of dying, radio stations are shutting down, communication is being affected as MTN and other telecommunications company have announced an impending shut down while homes, offices and key facilities nationwide are experiencing blackouts.

“We are constrained at this point and have decided that two wrongs cannot make a right. We will not be part of this sabotage against our fatherland. Therefore from this minute, we shall take the risk of opening our facilities and commence swift loading and distribution of products Nationwide,” he added.

Ubah’s action eventually led the marketers to call off their strike and supply fuel but that wasn’t the only thing he got right. Ubah, in his statement, described the marketers’ refusal to sell fuel despite the shutdown of the country as sabotage and that is exactly what it was.

In a saner clime, the marketers wouldn’t get away with their despicable and unconscionable action, but this is Nigeria, you can get away with anything if you really want to.

The fuel scarcity is a terrible and shameful occurrence that is being fed by the unfortunate desire of many Nigerians to benefit from the suffering of their fellow citizens.

The government is not really Nigeria’s biggest problem, Nigerians are.

Until we stop seeing one another like vultures see a dying animal, we will make no progress as a country.

It is hoped that President Buhari and Dr Kachikwu will take the necessary steps to stop the fuel scarcity trend once and for all and in so doing depart from the ways of the Nigerians who were in charge before them.


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I can see that Kachikwu is now infected with acute buhariasis

Confused nation...

Ehen,no more GEJ but nigerians lol

if I hear

Hmmm

Kachiekwnsu thunda fire ur head and ur nyash there heediot

He kind'a have a point. Today in PH, dpr regulatory body shut a filling station for selling 180 per litre after d manager pleaded they were allowed to sell for 87 naira just 10minutes after d dpr guys left they started selling at 180 again.

hmmmm

This man doesn't know what we go through on that long queue everyday, that's why he's yarning that crap! Let me do and gerrara this confused country.

lomprico:
He kind'a have a point. Today in PH, dpr regulatory body shut a filling station for selling 180 per litre after d manager pleaded they were allowed to sell for 87 naira just 10minutes after d dpr guys left they started selling at 180 again.

Imagine this happening in all part of the nation, what do u think will happen?

Animals.
Kaekwensu.
I hate lies. How can I continue with APC till 2019? God help me and my country.

Kachikwu is absolutely wrong on these statements a d APC needs be reminded that propaganda at this time is not acceptable

1. The APC party have consistently blamed the previous govt on similar events. Since when did it change that helpless Nigerians are to be held responsible? This is clearly lack of responsibility from the APC led govt.

2. Never in the past did APC acknowledge the action of Capital Oil as a noble feat but Kachikwu is quick to term him a hero now in an attempt to pass the buck to the marketers and Nigerians. This is clear hypocrisy

3. Except the few months leading to the exit of past Govt, GEJ's govt witnessed absence of fuel scarcity for a good part of his five years (festive periods inclusive). How come GEJ/ Deziani didn't go about blaming marketers and Nigerians? Wouldn't it be wise that the new govt take a clue from the previous?

Its laziness on the part of Kachikwu not to sustain the continous supply of refined products like his predecessor did. NNPC under Diezani was ahead of the marketers in the game. There was always sufficient stocks to checkmate the excesses of the marketers when they attempt to hoard.

4. But most importantly, if statements like these should be coming from a man who Nigerians were looking up to end this scarcity menace permanently. ....... it clearly shows that this government has no blueprint or plan

Tru talk.. does marketers r Devils in disguise.. I think I High time NNPC starts doing its Job and avoid dis marketers completely.

Inshort what r they paying NNPC staff for??

Freemanan:
Confused nation...

how can nigeria develope when we still have ediots lyk freemanan

Elslim:
Tru talk.. does marketers r Devils in disguise.. I think I High time NNPC starts doing its Job and avoid dis marketers completely.

Inshort what r they paying NNPC staff for??

What will you say to a police man who blames Armed robbers for robbing people ?

Yes, blame the idiots that voted for a traveling senile fulani dumbo


Don't blame me I voted Goodluck Jonathan

henryutd:
Animals.
Kaekwensu.
I hate lies. How can I continue with APC till 2019? God help me and my country.

If you can survive the maladministration of PDP for 16 years, His grace is still there for you to continue with APC

This is one of the reasons i have not taken the opposition party PDP seriously.
Most of the economic backslashes we are experiencing now was inherited. The opposition will be quick to point out how bad our economy has degenerated forgetting that some of us are more intelligent and reasonable to know that the economy of a nation does not start crashing in a matter of months. It is a build up of failed policies and programmes cluelessly initiated or poorly implemented.
They're always quick to point to the positives of this present administration as a programme conceived and initiated by the GEJ but will distance themselves from the mess they created. What a hypocrisy!

Ewoooo! From oga jona to innocent nigerians?

ticking:
Yes, blame the idiots that voted for a traveling senile fulani dumbo


Don't blame me I voted Goodluck Jonathan

Before you open your stinking mouth again, see what Nigerians suffered in the hand of Mr Clueless One to mention a few

2014 - http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/fuel-scarcity-fg-owing-us-9-months-subsidy-ipman/

2013 - http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/fuel-scarcity-looms-oil-workers-insist-strike/

2012 - http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/106743-fuel-scarcity-may-continue-till-2013-nnpc-official.html

2012 - https://www.nairaland.com/877831/why-fuel-scarcity

2012 - http://hotnaijanews.com/tag/fuel-scarcity-in-nigeria/

2012 - http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/03/05/fuel-scarcity-hits-lagos-ibadan/

2010 - http://www.medwelljournals.com/fulltext/?doi=sscience.2010.113.121

January 2010 - https://www.nairaland.com/626482/fuel-scarcity-abuja

December, 2009 - https://www.nairaland.com/368982/why-fuel-scarcity-may-persist

16 years of deception. 16 years of window decoration and dressing. 16 of impunity. 16 years of evil. How can change come in 6months

Ewoooo! From oga jona to innocent nigerians

The Damnation of a country.

All of U dat want to defend and exonerate the govt, waka there! !!! U all are quick to point to d past administration and yet forget those same reasons u point to them were d same reasons d present govt campaigned upon and why most people voted dem in.. Or have u dumped the "CHANGE" slogan so soon? D past govt allegedly owed marketers their subsidy claims at those times hence the scarcity and nigerians and d opposition at dat tym duly blamed the govt.. So why should it b any different now considering d govt is still going to pay d said subsidy claims to them. Imagine from since when d minister of stae

All of U dat want to defend and exonerate the govt, waka there! !!! U all are quick to point to d past administration and yet forget those same reasons u point to them were d same reasons d present govt campaigned upon and why most people voted dem in.. Or have u dumped the "CHANGE" slogan so soon? D past govt allegedly owed marketers their subsidy claims at those times hence the scarcity and nigerians and d opposition at dat tym duly blamed the govt.. So why should it b any different now considering d govt is still going to pay d said subsidy claims to them. Imagine since Nov 11 he made d claims till now, does it still look like panic buying? Fuel stations are enriching themselves buy selling at inflated prices and yet u still have to queue and waste a whole lot ur time to get the product becos it isn't readily available. If dis govt and it's e-rats won't start accepting responsibilities for things now then they all need to have their brains checked because they are no different from the past govts.

I voted for Buhari, but I never expected something like this. I don't like what I am seeing.

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Ephemmm:



Before you open your stinking mouth again, see what Nigerians suffered in the hand of Mr Clueless One to mention a few

2014 - http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/fuel-scarcity-fg-owing-us-9-months-subsidy-ipman/

2013 - http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/fuel-scarcity-looms-oil-workers-insist-strike/

2012 - http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/106743-fuel-scarcity-may-continue-till-2013-nnpc-official.html

2012 - https://www.nairaland.com/877831/why-fuel-scarcity

2012 - http://hotnaijanews.com/tag/fuel-scarcity-in-nigeria/

2012 - http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/03/05/fuel-scarcity-hits-lagos-ibadan/

2010 - http://www.medwelljournals.com/fulltext/?doi=sscience.2010.113.121

January 2010 - https://www.nairaland.com/626482/fuel-scarcity-abuja

December, 2009 - https://www.nairaland.com/368982/why-fuel-scarcity-may-persist

16 years of deception. 16 years of window decoration and dressing. 16 of impunity. 16 years of evil. How can change come in 6months

This olodo even cited dates when Goodluck wasn't the president, how far can you go with your foolishness.

Ephemmm:


If you can survive the maladministration of PDP for 16 years, His grace is still there for you to continue with APC

This is one of the reasons i have not taken the opposition party PDP seriously.
Most of the economic backslashes we are experiencing now was inherited. The opposition will be quick to point out how bad our economy has degenerated forgetting that some of us are more intelligent and reasonable to know that the economy of a nation does not start crashing in a matter of months. It is a build up of failed policies and programmes cluelessly initiated or poorly implemented.
They're always quick to point to the positives of this present administration as a programme conceived and initiated by the GEJ but will distance themselves from the mess they created. What a hypocrisy!

PDP that inherited decades of military administration?

You never took philosophy classes in school, to understand what is called fallacy?

Link the decay of 16yrs to the present fuel scarcity, if you can't properly link the cause and effect, please stay off that keyboard.

Buhari is off to Malta tomorrow, from Malta to France on Sunday. He doesn't care if you stay on a queue till next week before you get fuel.

Chai

Geniro:


This olodo even cited dates when Goodluck wasn't the president, how far can you go with your foolishness.

2 years as Deputy, six years as President is equal to 8 years in PDP's governance in Presidency. Oloshi! I don't know why you guys are just deficient when it comes to intelligent discussion

Ephemmm:


If you can survive the maladministration of PDP for 16 years, His grace is still there for you to continue with APC

This is one of the reasons i have not taken the opposition party PDP seriously.
Most of the economic backslashes we are experiencing now was inherited. The opposition will be quick to point out how bad our economy has degenerated forgetting that some of us are more intelligent and reasonable to know that the economy of a nation does not start crashing in a matter of months. It is a build up of failed policies and programmes cluelessly initiated or poorly implemented.
They're always quick to point to the positives of this present administration as a programme conceived and initiated by the GEJ but will distance themselves from the mess they created. What a hypocrisy!

So it is the APC U take seriously ba??

This argument is in my own opinion illogical and bias!! One could perceive that you are implicitly suggesting (as much as I am not a PDP fan) that the PDP inherited a blemish free Nigeria as at 1999; with 39 years of perfect rule from 1960!!

Well, for the record, the MB that you just used to criticise 16 years of maladministration of the PDP is still courtesy of the clueless PDP as well

Can U dig it??

Ephemmm:


2 years as Deputy, six years as President is equal to 8 years in PDP's governance in Presidency. Oloshi! I don't know why you guys are just deficient when it comes to intelligent discussion

Two years as deputy and 6 years as President ?

I wonder where APC hire dolts like you from to defend them shabbily.



http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/06/goodluck-jonathan-nigeria-president