The chairman, NUPENG, Lagos cone, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo attributes the fuel scarcity in the country to inadequate fuel supply in the country
Korodo accuses the minister of state for petroleum resources, Ibe Kachikwu of trying to cover-up for the inefficiency on the part of the NNPC regarding the current fuel scarcity
Kachikwu speaking at a town hall meeting organised by the Federal Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism on Monday, April 25, blamed dealers for the ongoing fuel scarcity.
But Kachikwu’s claims have elicited reactions from the chairman, NUPENG, Lagos zone, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, who told the Punch that the minister’s statement was a cover-up for the inefficiency on the part of the NNPC.
Korodo said: If you say somebody is diverting and it is so clear to you as a minister, what have you done to prevent a recurrence and who are those responsible for the diversion? Is it the drivers, the marketers or the transporters?
“If at all there is diversion, as alleged, what is the function of our law enforcement agents? What are they doing? Are they compromised? He is a government official and he should always be mindful of his statements. This is the man that has given series of reasons for the lingering fuel scarcity.”
On the issue of installing tracking on tankers, Korodo said: “I can tell you categorically that over 80 per cent of the tankers in Nigeria have tracking devices installed by the transporters.”
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