Days after Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) announced suspension of the strike it embarked on, long queues persists in filling stations across Lagos state and some states across the country.
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| Lekki-Epe express way |
Since the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) recent statement that there is no plan to increase the price of petroleum products both at the ex-depot level and pump price ahead of the forthcoming yuletide, what is obtained is far-fetched.
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| Gridlock on Lekki -Epe express way around VGC |
Pictures here show long queues stretching from filling stations into highways, stranded commuters walking long distance to the next bus-stop to catch busses at lower rates, or to their destinations. Vehicle owners stuck in gridlock to and fro work.
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| Stranded commuters around VGC Traffic light, Lekki Peninsula axis, Lagos |
Interestingly, some of the alternative routes that would have made things easier are currently in very bad shapes.
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| Ikota - Mobil road alternative route |
Community youths rally to control traffic, to ease the situation in their (alternative) territory, but the roads are simply very bad.
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| Ikota - Mobil road by- pass |
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Entrance into Ikota/ Mobil rd link alternative route
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| Entrance into Ikota/ Mobil rd link alternative route |
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| Lekki Peninsula axis by VGC Junction, Lagos |
Publications earlier in the week revealed that Oil Marketers blamed the situation on 'yet-to-be-fixed supply shortfalls'.
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