In a bid to ensure a hitch-free yuletide, the House of Representatives has called on the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation to end the lingering fuel scarcity within the next week in order to ease the suffering of Nigerians.
Adopting a motion sponsored by Mr Saidu Abdullahi at the plenary presided over by Deputy Speaker Ahmed Wase, the lawmakers enjoined the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission to seek the collaboration of the Nigerian Police Force and department of state security to ensure that fuel is sold at the regulated price and in all retail outlets.
The House further mandated the Committees on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) and Legislative Compliance to ensure compliance.
Abdullahi from the All Progressives Congress in Niger States observed that the lingering fuel scarcity has compounded the woes of millions of Nigerians as it has worsened the high cost of living for Nigerians which surged to a 17-year high of 21.09 per cent in October this year
Claiming that those charged with the responsibility of tackling the menace are not doing enough, he disclosed that most filling stations have resulted in selling fuel at over N300 per litre.
He thereby warned that the ugly development has the potency to provoke innocent Nigerians against the Government if it persists in the days ahead.
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