Petrol Queues: No Need For Panic Buying-NNPC Assures Motorists

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that motorists need not engage in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol.

News Rain Nigeria gathered that the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Kennie Obateru, on Monday in Abuja cautioned motorists not to engage in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol assuring normalcy in the supply of petroleum products.

Petrol Queues: No Need For Panic Buying-NNPC Assures Motorists

According to him, the long queues currently being experienced were due to the curfew imposed in some states over the EndSARS protests.

He said that the curfew affected the free movement of vehicles for the supply of products, but assured of normalcy in a couple of days.

“The disruptions and curtailment of the free flow of vehicular movement occasioned by the EndSARS protests, the attendant curfews, restrictions, and vandalism affect the supply situation.

“Normalcy is expected to return to the petroleum products supply chain in the next couple of days.

“There is no need for panic buying, be rest assured that supply will soon return to the entire country,” he said.

Recall that recently long will be returned to a good number of petrol stations, especially in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.