President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday night had a long meeting with the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr.Maikanti Baru.
Buhari and Baru
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday summoned the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, over the persisting fuel scarcity across the country.
According to PUNCH Newspaper, Buhari met the NNPC boss inside his official residence at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as fuel queues continued to increase at the few filling stations selling the product across the country.
It also came at a time a litre of petrol is selling at between N300 and N400 per litre as against the N145 per litre official pump price.
The Presidency announced the meeting between Buhari and Baru in a tweet on one of its twitter handle, @NGRPresident, on Saturday.
The statement indicated that efforts are ongoing to end the scarcity. The message read, “Tonight (Saturday), President @MBuhari meeting with GMD @NNPCgroup, @DrMKBaru, regarding the fuel supply situation nationwide.
“The President is very concerned about the situation and all efforts are going into a speedy resolution. Update soon.”
Below is an update from the high profile meeting as shared on the Presidency's Twitter handle;