Motorists groan in Kaduna over persistent fuel.scarcity

Motorists are groaning over persistent fuel scarcity in Kaduna and its environs.

Many motorists saud they have parked their vehicles due to the scarcity.

A bus driver said there is no point in buying fuel and running a shuttle in town with little or no gain.

He disclosed that he bought fuel at the cost of N7,000, and realised N6,600 at the close of business.

A cab driver in the city said he parked his taxi at a filling station in Kaduna for days waiting for fuel.

” My taxi was in a queue at a filling station for days waiting for fuel. Unfortunately, even when they offload fuel, it’s being diverted,” he lamented.

According to him, fuel is sold on the black market, adding that when a taxi driver buys such fuel, he gains nothing

Also, twelve-seater commercial bus driver said he charges customers based on the price he buys fuel.

” As they increase prices, so also I increase transport fare. It is not possible to have a table transport fare as fuel prices continue to rise every day,” he said.