Oil industry regulator, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDORA) on Sunday blamed restriction of movements during the recently concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections as queues for Premium Motor spirit (PMS) at the weekend resurfaced in Abuja, Nigeria’s administrative capital

NMDPRA, in a statement made available to Platforms Africa, noted that the restrictions of movement necessitated truck drivers to travel to exercise their civic duty.

Stating that it would keep striving towards guaranteeing adequate supply and distribution reliability nationwide and strongly advises against panic buying.

Below is the full statement.

“The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority
(NMDPRA) assures Nigerians that operations in loading depots have fully
resumed following the restriction of movements during the recently concluded
Presidential and National Assembly elections which necessitated truck drivers
to travel to exercise their civic duty.

“Consequently, the NMDPRA is working with other Stakeholders to mitigate the
slight fightness being experienced in the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit
(PMS).

“Most importantly, the public is invited to note that the current stock sufficiency
stands at 35.39 days for PMS, 34.86 days for AGO and 31.36 days for ATK.

“The Authority continues to strive towards guaranteeing supply and distribution
reliability nationwide and strongly advises against panic buying”