“Lagos To Witness Intense Fuel Scarcity As Satelite Depot Shuts Down” – IPMAN

Indications have emerged that the current fuel shortage particularly in Lagos may intensify following technical fault that has forced the Satelite Depot to shut down.

The depot reportedly broke down over the weekend, further thwarting distribution efforts in the state.

Chairman Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Satelite Depot, Alamu Ayo said, who spoke with Leadership over the phone said: “ As I speak with you now, the depot is not functional, it broke down a few days ago worsening distribution efforts of marketers”.

He also claimed that another major petroleum depot in the state, Apapa Depot has no single product.

He said Satelite and Apapa depots are major products holding facilities for the South West but both of them had no fuel as at last week.

Ayo said: “I want to specifically tell you that throughout last week, combined capacity of the two depots were in no way able to serve Lagos.”

“We (Marketers) the whole of last week were given between 6-8 trucks daily as against 102-105 trucks in the past.”

“If we maintain that tempo, we will not have this long queues in Lagos, but the truth about the matter is that there is no product, and we are at the moment rationing what we have.”

He said that government entered into an MOU with the marketers in which they (Marketers) were assured of product availability by first week in May, so if the products arrive we will sell but for now there is nothing we can do.