The Presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari has succeeded in restoring normalcy in the petroleum supply in the country.
Tracknews reports that major cities across the country are currently affected by fuel scarcity following the recent importation of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol.
Following the withdrawal of the adulterated petrol from the market by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), long queues have continued to surface at filling stations.
In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina, said that his principal has succeeded in addressing the issue of fuel scarcity since his assumption into office.
He claimed that Nigeria has only witnessed one major fuel scarcity since the inception of the Buhari administration unlike the time of his predecessors such as former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan.
The presidential aide stressed that the fuel scarcity should not be an opportunity for mischief makers to cause tension in the country.
He said: “Each time this issue of the fuel scarcity come up, there is also a word that comes to my mind; that word is called SNAFU, and it’s an acronym for Situation Normal All Filed Ups. What happened is a SNAFU in the petrol supply chain in the country.
“In the life of this administration which will be seven years in May, it is only one major fuel scarcity we have had. Now, there is a SNAFU, and some people are crying out as if heavens have fallen; no.”
He added: “We should always consider the past and the present in this country. More than any other administration, this one (Buhari’s) has restored normalcy in petroleum supply for years.
“It is regrettable that Nigerians have had to stay hours on end at petrol stations. My driver also goes to queue up for hours before he gets fuel. Some people have had their car engines damaged, very regrettable.
“But then, we should not forget that it is not a routine or regular occurrence in the country and if there was an oversight, there is already a structure that can deal with that and we have been told that it’s going to be looked at.”
