Long queues have emerged in filling stations
There seems to be some level of anxiety and confusion in Lagos as fuel scarcity appears to have hit some parts of the state, especially the island axis.
There were unusual long queues of vehicle at various filling stations in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki, over the weekend trying to buy the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, which was thought to have been caused by increased demand of the product due to power blackout.
The long queues at the filling stations which has been causing traffic in those locations seem to have persisted on Monday morning despite improved power supply.
However, the situation appears to be different in some part of the mainland as there are long queue in some places and there are no queue in some other places.
This is coming at a time when the controversy on the petrol subsidy removal or otherwise still rages on.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has always allayed fears of any hitch in the supply of petroleum products assuring of their availability, despite reported cases of scarcity of these products especially petrol, in some parts of the country.
Investigation shows that there were long queue of vehicles on Awolowo road in Ikoyi, on Friday night, which caused a lot of gridlock on that axis. This situation persisted throughout the weekend and seems to have continued on Monday morning.
