Motorists and commuters in Sango-Ota, Ogun, have expressed shocked over the new pump prices of petrol, otherwise known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), announced by Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL).
The NNPCL had on Tuesday morning, said it had adjusted the pump price of petrol; between N580 to N617 per litre.
NNPCL attributed the new pump prices of petrol to response to market realities.
A correspondent of NAN, who monitored the development around Sango-Ota and its environs, discovered that the few filling stations selling the product had adjusted their pump price.
NAN also reports that the few filling stations like NIPCO, NNPC and Mobil Filling Station, that were selling the product witnessed long queues of vehicles.
NAN also reports that some of the filling stations were hoarding the product while long queue at various filling stations resulted to traffic gridlocks on some of the major roads in Sango-Ota.
Mr Bola Martins, a motorist, described the situation as uncalled for, as Nigerians were still struggling with the petrol price that was recently increased.
NAN
