Some parts of Ibadan City in Oyo State on Wednesday witnessed unusual gridlock due to the prevailing scarcity of fuel across the country.

The gridlock caused by the heavy presence of car owners in many filling stations visited in the town, left many commuters stranded.

Commenting, a businessman, Mayowa Oluyinka, said that the situation became chaotic as most of the filling stations were not dispensing the product to motorists who were on queue.

Another motorist, Sanmi Olatunde, said he queued for about 30 minutes before he could get the fuel in the town.

Mr Olatunde, however, said that the situation had changed, as more vehicles now queued for hours without the hope of getting the product.

At Enjo Filling Station, Dugbe, Olutola Babatunde, a private car owner, said he had been in the queue for about 30 minutes without getting the fuel, adding that only the Okavango motorcycle riders were being attended to.

Also, a Christian cleric, Akin Odukofu, said there were various stories making the rounds as to the scarcity.

Mr Odukofu said he had been queuing in the filling station for more than an hour and there was no sign he would get the product, considering how things had been muddled up at the Bovas Filling Station, Dugbe.

Commenting, Bukola Mutiu, the chairman of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Oyo State Chapter, related the queues to shortage of supply.

“Definitely, measures are in place to ensure enough supply and disappearance of queues. We are on top of it and we are working hand-in-hand with the NNPC authority and all the stakeholders in the downstream sector.

“We have had a meeting as to how to address the situation. The issue of adulterated fuel is also part of the problem,” Mr Mutiu said.

(NAN)