Fuel scarcity will soon be over, Senate leader assures Nigerians

Bamidele who gave this assurance in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the Oil Technology Conference in Houston, Texas said the legislature is working tirelessly to ensure that fuel scarcity and frequent queues at filling stations are resolved.
He said there were plans to involve more private-sector players in the construction of new refineries adding that  the Senate had received an assurance from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited that two of its refineries in Warri and Port Harcourt would come on stream before the end of the year.
He also noted that the commitment to licensing new refinery operators and revitalising existing refineries remained vital for increasing domestic oil production.
Opeyemi maintained that the focus was to ensure that Nigeria meets its OPEC production quota.