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September 5, 2019
TheNigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday said it had enough stock ofaviation fuel to meet the needs of airline operators and other consumers of theproduct.
NNPC’sspokesperson, Ndu Ughamadu, stated that the assurance became necessary to douserumours in certain quarters that there was a shortage of aviation fuel acrossthe country.
The corporation stated that contrary to insinuations of shortage, there was a stock of over 80 million litres of aviation fuel in its storage, enough to last for over 37 days at current daily consumption.
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This,it said, was even if more cargoes of the product were not imported within theperiod.
NNPC,therefore, enjoined airline operators and other consumers of the product todiscountenance the rumours and go about their businesses without fear ordistraction.
Ughamaduurged marketers and other players sub-sector to desist from any action thatcould impede supply and distribution of the product.
Henoted that the corporation would do everything within its powers to sustain theseamless supply of petroleum products nationwide.