Shortly after President Bola Tinubu announced the cancellation of petrol subsidy, queues for the product have resurfaced in parts of the country.
Tinubu made the pronouncement in his inaugural speech on Monday.
Soon after, TheCable observed that some filling stations visited in Lagos and Abuja were closed while others that dispensed petrol had large queues of cars and people, lining up to fill their tanks and kegs.At BlocOil filling station, Satellite Town, Lagos, customers were seen waiting their turn to buy the product.
Also, Peridot filling station, at Festac link road, housed vehicles whose owners wanted to fill their tanks.On the other hand, Mobil, MRS, and Techno oil filling stations in Festac Town, on 23 Road, 22 Road, and 1st Avenue, respectively; were closed.
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