Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has apologized to Nigerians for the suffering caused by the ongoing fuel scarcity.
Mohammed gave the apology on Sunday, April 10, 2016, while speaking on Channels TV’s “Sunday Politics”.
“I have said it on many fora that the government is keenly aware of the hardship and difficulties Nigerians have gone through in the last couple of weeks and we do empathize with them,” he said.
“Not only do we empathize with them but we appreciate their perseverance and we have also been working round the clock to ensure that we are able to bring the situation back to normal.
“As from tomorrow we are going to deploy 1,300 trucks of all over Nigeria to ensure that the fuel situation gets much better.
“We empathize with Nigerians, we salute their courage and perseverance and I want to assure them that the change they voted for is real, that change will come and that all the challenges we are facing today are very temporary,” he added.
Mohammed also said that the federal government plans to build modular refineries in the country.
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