The city of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Monday, experienced slow movement as a result of long queues of commercial buses, private cars, motorcycles, and tricycles in major parts of Ibadan, as petrol stations hiked the fuel price to 1,200 nairas per liter.
The gridlock follows the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), that Nigeria is currently experiencing.
According to a Daily Post report, the people of Ibadan have been experiencing a scarcity of petroleum since last week.
Visitation to some of the major areas in Ibadan revealed that the situation worsened on Monday when the majority of petroleum stations shut their gates.
Some of the areas visited include Sango, Ijokodo, Apete, Awotan, and Bodija of the Ido and Ibadan North local government of the city. Others are Agodi Gate, Total Garden, Yemetu, and UI-Secretariat Road.
It was further observed that only a few petroleum stations selling the product in these areas have increased their pump prices.
It was gathered that depending on the location, all petroleum stations belonging to independent marketers are selling between N950 and N1200.
Petroleum stations belonging to major marketers, such as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, are selling at the rate of N580.
It was also observed that petroleum stations belonging to BOVAS have increased their pump prices from N650 to N670.
Also, some commuters were stranded as a result of the petroleum scarcity on Monday morning.
A civil servant who identified himself as Mr Adekunle described the situation as worrisome.
โIt is worrisome. Do you know that we are now buying petroleum at the rate of N960 to N1200 depending on the area? We are tired of this mess,โ he said.
