The All Progressives Congress has asked the President Goodluck Jonathan administration to confess what the real problems causing fuel scarcity in the country were.
The APC said the ongoing scarcity which is one of the worst Nigeria has seen this decade was caused as a result of subsidy fraud and gross mismanagement of the oil and gas sector.
The remarks were made in a statement released by the spokesman for the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
The statement reads in part, “The truth is that ordinary Nigerians are suffering the consequences of the runway corruption in our country’s oil sector, much as the government would want the citizens to believe otherwise. With huge funds unaccounted for by the NNPC, the so-called subsidy shrouded in secrecy, and those who robbed the nation blind under the guise of fuel subsidy walking free, it was just a matter of time for the country to witness the kind of scarcity that has now grounded socio-economic activities across the land.
”We know that this Federal Government lacks credibility and has consistently lied to Nigerians on various issues affecting them, and we urge it to come clean for once on the reasons for this fuel scarcity and also step up efforts to end it.
“Coming at a time that power supply is at the worst and Nigerians rely on their electricity generators to stave off darkness and heat, it is downright cruel and totally inexplicable that the government will compound the monumental suffering of the people by its inability to provide fuel which they need to power their generators.
“Furthermore, hapless commuters are paying exorbitant fares to move from one point to another.”