A Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Petroleum Resources yesterday mandated the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to end the lingering fuel scarcity and queues at filling stations within seven days.
The committee also asked the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies, especially those at the borders, to halt the alleged diversion of fuel tankers from Nigeria to neighbouring countries.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Senator Kabiru Marafa, gave the ultimatum after a meeting of members of the committee.
The committee meeting was preceded by another meeting with the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru, and other top officials of the oil corporation.
The lawmakers were said to have demanded explanations from the NNPC on why the fuel shortage had continued to linger with queues returning to major towns and cities across Nigeria.
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