A local digital marketing expert recounted how amid
the fuel shortages in the country, he was tempted to leave Nigeria, ironically
the continent's leading producer of crude oil.
"I almost accepted an offer to leave Nigeria after
analysing the situation of the country. No electricity,
No petrol to power
generator or fuel the car," said Timothy Anietie, the digital marketing
consultant said from Lagos.
His frustration came as Nigeria experienced yet another
series of fuel shortages.
"So much frustration. I almost got slapped. A filling
station attendant embarrassed me two days ago with my money, as if I was
begging him for fuel," he lamented.
Nonetheless, Anietie is defiant in the face of the crippling
fuel shortages in Africa's biggest economy.
"Something kept me back from the offer to leave the
country. Opportunity in disguise. This is when these business owners need help
from us. Digital Marketing Business is the real deal now."
Nigeria, the continent's biggest producer of crude oil, and
Africa's largest economy, is battling a shortage of fuel in the markets.
The petrol shortage is said to have resurfaced as a result
of the refusal of independent oil marketers to load fuel.
The independent marketers are said to have stopped loading
the product because the Federal Government overlooked them in the recent
payment of subsidy arrears.
Critics argued the major authorities responsible for
regulating the downstream petroleum sector such as the Department of Petroleum
Resources (DPR) and Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), have
failed to take any significant steps toward addressing the crisis.
This blog post was culled from http://www.news24.com.ng/
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