Friday 11 March 2016

Petrol Stations are now fighting scenes across the Nation

 
   For a country to be without adequate fuel supply is a terrible situation to be in. For citizens of the same country to also suffer electricity blackout at the same time due to a strike action by electricity workers is double jeopardy.
 This is the situation Nigerians have endured in the last 72 hours, as labour unions ground the fuel depot and power installations across the country. At the filling stations, the queues are a long stretch and chaos is the order of the day as Nigerians vent their frustration and let off steam.
  The unavailability of fuel has resulted in tension and flaring temper as it gets tougher to keep impatient customers calm, especially when not dispensing fuel at the official rate of N86.50. Although the strike has ended, motorists still have to endure queues in filling stations.
  A man yesterday almost went berserk at an Egbeda petrol station in Lagos when after waiting hours on the queue to get petrol, it got to his turn and instructed the petrol attendant to fill up his 25-litre can at N130 per litre, it took 42 litres for the 25-litre gallon to fill up. In deep anger the man threatened to destroy the fuel station for allegedly cheating Nigerians, a statement which led to throwing punches and chaos at the station, it took security men at the station to restore normalcy.
A motorist and fuel attendant took the annoyance a step further in Abuja, as they could not keep their fist in their pockets. Ferocious blows were freely exchanged.
   Naija go better!!!

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