President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday summoned the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, over the biting fuel scarcity across the country.
The Presidency announced the meeting between Buhari and Baru in a tweet on its twitter handle, @NGRPresident, on Saturday.
The president met the NNPC boss inside his official residence at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The presidency tweeted that efforts are ongoing to end the scarcity.
The message read, “Tonight (Saturday), President @MBuhari meeting with GMD @NNPCgroup, @DrMKBaru, regarding the fuel supply situation nationwide.
“ The President is very concerned about the situation and all efforts are going into a speedy resolution. Update soon.”
A litre of petrol is currently selling at N400 per litre in most parts of the country – as against the N145 per litre official pump price.
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