FUEL CRISIS: IT'S NO BIG DEAL, NIGERIANS SLEPT IN FILLING STATIONS BEFORE BUHARI WAS ELECTED – FEMI ADESINA

Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to The President on Media and Publicity, has said the problem of fuel scarcity predates the current administration.

For over a month, there have been long fuel queues across the country, with a litre of petrol selling above the official N165 official rate in many instances.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had, in February, cited importation of contaminated petrol as reason for the scarcity.

In his weekly article, Adesina said Nigerians faced similar challenges before Buhari took office.

In the piece titled “Knock, Knock, Who’s There”, he said Nigerians had slept in petrol stations, severally, queuing for fuel.

"It’s obviously not the easiest of times in our country currently, with severe fuel scarcity exacerbating the other existential challenges we have been coping with. In some areas, there’s no fuel, no electricity, thus translating to severe energy crisis.”

“There were cases of bad fuel before in this country. We slept for days, weeks on end at petrol stations, queuing for fuel. We survived. We will survive again"