Commuters in many parts of the country were stranded yesterday as the fuel scarcity bites harder.
Queues remained a norm in many city centres while fares skyrocketed. Motorists in Abuja said they wake up as early as 4 a.m. to queue at petrol stations.
While others said they could not even afford to buy from the black market. In Abuja, a resident, Alhaji Mamudu Aliyu, said the hardship was biting harder.
“The scarcity is getting to a month and nothing has been done. At times it looks like it is getting better and the next day it gets worse,” he said.
A taxi driver, Malam Umar Ibrahim, said he had been at the petrol station for over four hours. Fares increased by over 100 per cent in the Enugu metropolis, leaving commuters groaning.
A NAN correspondent, who monitored the development, reports that fares for short distances of about four or five stops away on commercial buses and tricycles rose from N50 to N100, while N100 fares have doubled.
The situation has left many commuters, including civil servants, pupils and students stranded or trekking long distances.
