The Senate on Monday summoned the Minister of State
for Petroleum, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, to appear before its Committee on Petroleum
Downstream on Tuesday, over lingering fuel scarcity in the country.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum
Downstream, Sen. Jibrin Barau, told newsmen shortly after an on-the-spot
assessment of filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that the
summons became necessary following the hardship on Nigerians.
He decried that in spite of assurances from the
ministry that the situation would be brought under control, it had lingered.
“We have invited the minister of state to appear
before the committee on Tuesday to tell us about the fuel scarcity
problem and the strategy he is employing to solve it.
“We will expect him to give a date when the problem
will be resolved permanently; this is the course of action we have taken.
“We are not satisfied because this problem has gone unabated for too long; the
situation is appalling and it is a major problem.
“We gave the ministry enough time and space to put
its act together to solve this problem.’’
Barau assured that the senate would take a position
on the matter after hearing from the minister of state, who is also the Group
Managing Director, NNPC.
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