They wondered why NNPC filling station, a government owned outlet could sell above the independent oil marketers
By Moses Okorie
The only reliable source of petroleum products for residents of Bayelsa State; the NNPC Mega Station has increased its price to N550 per litre of fuel, according to a report by an Arise TV correspondent, which was monitored by 365Daily in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to report, motorists queued up for fuel since Monday when President Bola Tinubu announced total removal of fuel subsidy, and only for the manager of the mega station to come up and announced to them that the product is now selling for N550.
The hapless motorists lament the untold hardship, which Nigerians are currently facing as a result of the president’s policy.
They wondered why NNPC filling station, a government owned outlet could sell above the independent oil marketers.
Else, it was also discovered by 365Daily that NNPC mega station has display N537 as official rate on their dashboard.
The sudden increase in the price of fuel has begun to take its toe on citizens as there are more passengers than available vehicles as most of them now queue endlessly at various filling stations.