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Many Nigerians Travelling Home For Christmas Stranded Due To Fuel Scarcity

Tony Orji by Tony Orji
December 24, 2017
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As the ongoing scarcity of petrol continues to bite harder, passengers
travelling for Christmas to different states were stranded at Mararaba
motor park close to Abuja on Sunday.

With the scarcity, transporters seem to be cashing in on the development, with fares increased arbitrarily.


NAN correspondent who visited some of the parks
on Sunday reports that travellers had given up on the trip and returned
home due to shortage of vehicles at the parks.

Mr Ernest Obi, a businessman who was supposed to travel to Enugu state said he would not be able to embark on the journey.

He said he spent four hours at the Mararaba motor park but was unable to get a vehicle.

“I cannot imagine what people are going through. Our staying in this country is becoming unbearable.

“I came to the park as early as 7 a.m. and this is noon. I have not seen a vehicle to convey me to my village.

“You can see the crowd yourself. Why is it that this scarcity occurs around the Christmas season every year?”

Another
intended traveller, Miss Joy Andrew said the Christmas period was a
time and opportunity for most people to travel and meet loved ones and
parents.

Andrew, who was seen leaving the park, told NAN that she would try again in the night.

“I think I will take a night bus after what I have experienced. May be it will be better,” she said.

She added that the situation had also caused a lot of exploitation on travellers by drivers and bus owners.

“This situation is making the drivers to exploit commuters as many of them have increased the price of transport fare.

“The
drivers have doubled the fares. I used to pay N2,500 from this park in
Mararaba to Benue. But today, the drivers are asking for between N4,500
and N5,000,” she said.

Another intended traveller, Miss Jacinta
Uche said: “the situation in the Mararaba motor park is so bad. I got
here as early as 6 a.m. thinking that I will avoid the rush.

“But
to my surprise, I met so many other passengers who said they got here
before me. There are few cars at the park and those that are available,
have doubled their fares.

“I will be going back home. This year’s
Christmas will be dull for me because I don’t think I will make it to
the village,” she said.

NAN also reports that the fuel scarcity
had caused traffic gridlock on the Abuja-Keffi expressway as commuters
spend hours in the traffic.

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