The Chief Secretary to the Government Shamsul Azri Bakar made the announcement at a news conference.
“(It’s) a remarkable departure from the challenges of the past. This consistency speaks volume on the strides made in stabilizing the downstream sector,” said Mr Lokpobiri
“I’ve said it before: we have to show what is being removed and where it is being applied. You don’t know what the subsidy is today,” said Mr Obi.
Mr Oyintiloye appealed to the President to come to the rescue of Nigerians passing through untold hardship caused by fuel scarcity.
As petrol scarcity bites harder across Nigeria, motorists in Kaduna, Kano and Katsina pay through their noses to get the now scarce commodity.
As fuel scarcity and long queues persist, commuters in Abuja witness a hike in the cost of transportation, and many are stranded.
Ms Ogunlola said that the state’s law enforcement agencies were on surveillance to enforce compliance.
While most fuel stations were not dispensing fuel, others increased their prices to between N750 and N810 per litre as motorists struggled to buy the product.
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They appealed to the federal government to resolve whatever the issues were.
Most motorists now buy between 10 litres and 20 litres of petrol as against the 30 litres and 50 litres they used to buy.
