Fuel Scarcity To End Soon - Okonjo

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala the Minister of Finance has said that the fuel scarcity being witnessed in some parts of the country will end soon.

Dr Okonjo-Iweala gave the assurance on Monday, May 4, 2015, after a meeting with the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) in Abuja.

One of the agreements reached during the meeting was that unsettled subsidy claims would be paid even after the incoming government of President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari takes over.

“We have appealed to them (oil marketers) and you have heard them saying, following the payment of the N154bn, things will ease off. We’ve spent a considerable time talking about this and we welcome the news that have been announced by the marketers and we thank them,” Okonjo-Iweala said.

“On our own side, we have discussed the issues they have put on the table and we are looking into them, government is a continuum and you find out that whatever the issues are, they would be resolved so that Nigerians will not suffer,” she added.