Wednesday, December 02, 2009

In queue for petrol




Petrol stations in the Federal Capital Territory have been hoarding gasoline in anticipation of a hike in crude oil prices. There is a chance that the Nigerian government will deregulate the sale of gasoline in the country. It is suspected that the petrol stations would hike the prices whenever there is a shortage. All around Abuja you can see mile-long lines of people in queue for gasoline. Our driver had to wait 8 hours to get the car filled up. Some people have been spending nights in their cars to keep their spot in line. For emergency situations people buy gasoline in jerrycans for two or three times the regular price.

2 comments:

Libby said...

That's so crazy. But I bet he was listening to good music for those 8 hours.

Khalid said...

Heck yes, Andrew (our driver) has all the right jams.

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