In a bid to resolve the fuel supply and distribution challenges witnessed in some parts of the country, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, on Tuesday cut short his trip to London.
Baru, who was billed to receive the Forbes Oil and Gas Man of the Year Award for 2017 in the British capital on Tuesday, returned home to address what he described as a “matter of urgent national importance.”
Speaking on the development shortly before he left London, Baru urged Nigerians to stop panic buying as the Corporation was doing everything within its reach to address the situation.
The NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, in a statement quoted the NNPC GMD as saying “for the umpteenth time, I wish to call on all Nigerians to stop panic buying. We have said times without number that NNPC has sufficient products to cater for the needs of all consumers.
Baru returns home as fuel scarcity persists
