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Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by Ogbuide17(m): 6:54am On Mar 14, 2022
For weeks, Nigerians have faced the worst petrol crisis the country has seen in at least a year.

Filling stations across the country have either closed or have been operating intermittent schedules that leave very long queues permanently at their gates. With the country’s erratic electricity supply, many businesses depend on petrol to be able to open their doors to their customers.

Forced to buy the product from the “black market”, the crisis has left a hole in the pockets of citizens at a time Nigerians are also groaning under a rising inflation that has pushed up prices of every commodity. The government has failed to see through its repeated promises to end the crisis after many weeks.

The recent scarcity, as it has now been explained by the federal government, was as a result of an off-spec product imported into the country. The off-spec petrol has further compounded the woes of Nigerians as the product has been reportedly damaging vehicles and generating sets.

Nigeria does not have a refinery that can match its local demand. The country averages a crude production of 1.6 million barrels per day.

The scarcity elicited a blame game. Although the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is mainly in charge of importing petrol, it blamed five other oil companies for the off-spec product.

The names of MRS, Emadeb, Brittania-U, Oando and Duke Oil came up when the discussion on the debacle was at its peak.

But who is really at fault? Nigerians hold four top officials of the government responsible for the fuel fiasco.

Muhammadu Buhari;

President Muhammadu Buhari, who doubles as the minister of petroleum resources, is responsible for every decision and policy related to Nigeria’s petroleum industry, including the upstream, midstream and downstream. Refining, importation, distribution and sales of petrol are upstream and midstream operations, and the petroleum minister oversees these activities.

Before assuming office in 2015, Mr Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC), his party, promised to revamp the refineries but after more than seven years, Nigeria continues to import petrol to meet its local need.

If the refineries were working, a portion of the country’s local demand could have been met locally.

Petrol scarcity was frequent under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan – a problem the APC latched upon to campaign in the build-up to the 2015 elections.

Interestingly, Nigeria is the only OPEC+ country importing petrol.

The president, who should take full responsibility for the scarcity and off-spec product, and work towards the speedy resolution of the problem, simply ordered an investigation – and weeks after nothing has been heard about the probe.

Mr Buhari is currently in the UK on a medical trip.


Timipre Sylva;

In an event the substantive minister fails to perform his functions, the minister of state for petroleum resources is expected to provide a stand-in support on all operational directions of the ministry. As such, Timipre Sylva, is expected to proffer solutions that could be adopted by the president.


Mr Sylva said the scarcity was an accident that was not foreseen, and that the problem would be solved in a few days.
Sylva;
“You will agree with me that these are conversations as far as fuel supply is concerned, but of course, accidents do happen,” he was quoted by Nairametrics as saying. “This is one of those accidents that was not foreseen, but I am quite happy to hear from the GMD and the authority chief executive all that they are doing to ensure that this problem is brought under control.

“From what they have told me, I believe that in a matter of days, we will be back to normal. Everybody is putting every effort to ensure that the supply disruption is solved.”

The government has given the same assurances for weeks without solving the problem.

Mele Kyari;

Mele Kyari, NNPC group managing, said quality inspectors tested the off-spec petrol but did not check the percentage of methanol, an additive.

Analysts have wondered why the country would be importing fuel without thorough checks.

Mr Kyari has repeatedly promised to end the scarcity and the queues but this is yet to be achieved.
Representatives Committee on Petroleum, the NNPC boss assured of enough supply that will reduce the queue within days.

“NNPC Ltd wishes to reassure Nigerians that it has put adequate measures in place to accelerate the nationwide distribution of PMS earlier disrupted by the quarantine of methanol-blended petrol.

As of today, NNPC has over 1 billion liters of certified PMS stock that is safe for use in vehicles and machinery.

“To accelerate distribution across the country, we have commenced 24-hour operations at our Depots and Retail outlets,” a statement from the corporation on February 16 had stated.

More than two weeks after, the situation, if anything, has become worse.

Farouk Ahmed;

Farouk Ahmed, chairman of the newly Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, is meant to oversee the local value chain of the product in the country.

However, the new organisation, formerly the Department of Petroleum Resources, appears not to have found its footing in the scheme of things.

Days after the scarcity started, Mr Ahmed made the following announcement in Lagos.
Today, I am happy to say that loading has been going on in most of the depots because we have been able to identify, isolate and quarantine the limited amount of gasoline that was affected by the methanol volume that was discovered,” he said.

“We have vessels that have arrived in the country recently. At least six arrived in the last few days ordered by the NNPC, carrying a total volume of close to 300 million liters, just to close the gap created by those vessels we have withdrawn from the system.”

Those promises have since proven empty.


-By Ayodeji Adegboyega
Premium Times Nigeria
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/515955-fuel-scarcity-buhari-three-other-officials-who-failed-nigerians.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi3ttG398T2AhUGrxoKHeNTBksQFnoECAAQAg&usg=AOvVaw1NAYpEpvtZB1NhCd1fEYfw

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by tito44: 7:01am On Mar 14, 2022
Diesel is now 750/litre with abeg, ordinary kerosene is 600/Litre

Ogun and Amadioha will surely punish Buhari, Osinbajo, their generations and All the useful idiots that helped in fostering this calamity of a government upon Nigerians

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by GooodHardDick: 7:06am On Mar 14, 2022
Buhari will handle security
Osinbajo will handle economy
... Mad Men!

Buhari is an epitome of failure! Unfortunately some zombies are looting for another disaster to take over from the lifeless one in aso rock

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by nony43(m): 7:08am On Mar 14, 2022
Buhari is still the minister of petroleum for seven years. Buhari is the most corrupt president Nigeria has ever had. Mind you no corruption is worst that Nepotism.

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by Sammy07: 7:08am On Mar 14, 2022
Include CBN governor and Minister of Finance

Those two helped in wrecking our economy

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by tillaman(m): 7:08am On Mar 14, 2022
angry

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by sotall(m): 7:09am On Mar 14, 2022
cool

Buhari == Failure.

He keeps breaking every record in failure from the past.

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by Farid24224(m): 7:09am On Mar 14, 2022
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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by nkemoma(m): 7:09am On Mar 14, 2022
Buhari has never and will never fail Nigerians


He is the Promised Messiah from the groins of Dan Fodio


Sai Baba till infinity


Ndi ara

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by Mooh247: 7:09am On Mar 14, 2022
Buhari tried abit on fuel scarcity and long ques

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by potbelly(m): 7:09am On Mar 14, 2022
No light..

No fuel...

To mention a few...

Buhari...

The minister of finance...

Timipre sylva...

Nnpc GMD

Minister of education

CBN Governor

Minister of power...

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by LaSenior: 7:09am On Mar 14, 2022
cheesy

During Jonathan era there's fuel scarcities at the price of 65 naira and 87 naira precisely and the economy was doing well because the impact wasn't well felt

Now APC buhari scarcity at 165 naira with worse economy

So scarcity at 65naira and 87naira and scarcity at 165naira which one is Better

Anyone who still support this government needs to be checked for insanity

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by cardoctor(m): 7:10am On Mar 14, 2022
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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by hmohammed(m): 7:10am On Mar 14, 2022
This write up is completely useless. Before 2022, Nigeria didn't witness any fuel scarcity in the past 5 years. What kind of leaking brain do we have in this country.

Secondly, how can this be the worst fuel scarcity we have experienced? This is all bullshit, I remember 2014/2015, we experienced scarcity that lasted for more than a month. Nigerians are forgetful people

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by Nobody: 7:10am On Mar 14, 2022
A whole minister of petroleum cannot address the fuel scarcity situation in the country.
He even travel abroad to attend economic and security summits amidst prevailing hardships in the country.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/04/buhari-weeps-over-nations-problems/amp/

hmohammed:
This write up is completely useless. Before 2022, Nigeria didn't witness any fuel scarcity in the past 5 years. What kind of leaking brain do we have in this country.

Secondly, how can this be the worst fuel scarcity we have experienced? This is all bullshit, I remember 2014/2015, we experienced scarcity that lasted for more than a month. Nigerians are forgetful people

https://dailytrust.com/this-is-not-the-first-fuel-scarcity-under-president-buhari

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by gambia(m): 7:12am On Mar 14, 2022
Buhari is the worst thing that happened to Nigeria.

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by JosephXavier: 7:12am On Mar 14, 2022
Buhari is a monumental failure

He should be taught as a type of failure people should avoid in all school's

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by realstars: 7:13am On Mar 14, 2022
I pity Nigerias in the hands of APC,, the minister of petrolume is an idiot, the president is sick and incompitence, we should vote him out now,

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by hkunle71(m): 7:14am On Mar 14, 2022
That bubu is the biggest failure and badluck Nigeria will have as a leader. He came in and turn Nigeria around into chaos. Now, another bubu named Tinubu is coming again. I don't know when God will deliver us from this evil men so called leaders. God bless Nig

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by Kurumaru: 7:14am On Mar 14, 2022
One of the few, pass marks this Hardministration had for 7 years..

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by bikefab(m): 7:15am On Mar 14, 2022
How come nobody is talking about the price of kerosene? That stuff have been unavailable in a while and sells for #580 per litre!

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by EdgarBounce(m): 7:16am On Mar 14, 2022
Space booked

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by Aether(m): 7:17am On Mar 14, 2022
Nigerians deserve whatever they get!!

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by Lanretoye(m): 7:18am On Mar 14, 2022
Malami nko?
Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by maticar: 7:21am On Mar 14, 2022
They even promised us one refinery every year

Now they are waiting for dangote refinery as their achievement

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by lovemanred: 7:22am On Mar 14, 2022
The man plunge us in fuel crisis and ran out of the Country

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by maticar: 7:24am On Mar 14, 2022
Revolution2022:
A whole minister of petroleum cannot address the fuel scarcity situation in the country.
He even travel abroad to attend economic and security summits amidst prevailing hardships in the country.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/04/buhari-weeps-over-nations-problems/amp/
He was shedding crocodile tears because he needed to get into power and loot

He succeeded after threatening "dogs and baboons" soaking in blood

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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by Litherb20: 7:25am On Mar 14, 2022
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Re: Fuel Scarcity: Buhari, Three Other Officials Who Failed Nigerians by Belleful: 7:25am On Mar 14, 2022
I blame the scarcity on filing station owners. They all have fuel, but decides to sell only in the evenings at there own price template. In warri, since they finally peg it out 220 per liter, no more quenes.

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