Though the National Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO has called off its strike, there were long queues in many filling stations across Lagos State.
According to The PUNCH the queues started building up in some parts of Lagos on Tuesday.
“The queue was borne out of fear by Nigerians that premium motor spirit might become scarce as a result of the now-suspended NARTO strike.
“On Tuesday and Wednesday, Nigerians stormed filling stations to engage in panic buying.
“It was learnt that the refusal of the tanker drivers to lift fuel on Monday and Tuesday also had affected filling stations owned by independent marketers, many of whom had run out of supply.
“In major areas in Lagos, the queues continued to build up, causing traffic gridlock on major roads.”
In an interview with the Vice National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers, Hammed Fashola, he said the queue was caused by the two-day strike embarked upon by the tanker drivers.
“The fuel queues were caused by the two-day stoppage of operations by the tanker drivers. By Monday, everything will clear off. The NARTO members called off their strike yesterday (Tuesday) and they resumed loading of fuel today (Wednesday). All the depots are working now,” Fashola said in a phone interview.
Meanwhile, Lagosians have lamented over the fuel scarcity that struck many neighbourhoods in the state.
On X (formerly Twitter), @EricaNlewedim on Wednesday described the development as bad news that was becoming too much.
“The bad news is just too much. What is it? Ahah! And now fuel scarcity, I’m really tired of being an adult in this generation,” the user wrote.
