As
fuel scarcity continues to bite harder in Kaduna, civil servants are
finding it difficult to get to work in time due to hike in transport fares and
fewer vehicles plying the roads.
Some of the civil servants
and commercial drivers said in separate interviews that the situation was
gradually becoming harrowing and intolerable.
One of the workers, Ms Ruth
Adamu, said it was no longer possible to get to work on time.
“I left home early so I can
get a bus that will take me to town, but unfortunately, I had to wait for 45
minutes before I could get one.
“There
are few vehicles plying the road as a result of the persistent fuel
scarcity and this has led to increase in intra-city transport fare.
“I normally pay N80 for
my transport but today, I had to pay N150,” she said.
Another civil
servant, Malam Aminu Isah, expressed displeasure over the development,
stating that the situation was going “from bad to worse.’’
“As
you can see, most of us waiting for public vehicles are civil
servants, we don’t own private cars as such we use public transport to go
to work,” he said.
A commercial
driver, Malam Hamza Iliyasu, also expressed disappointment on the
prevailing fuel situation in the city, saying it was getting out of control.
“Most public transport
drivers have either parked their cars or are on queue waiting to get fuel, that
is why you can only find few commercial vehicles on the road,” he said.
Another commercial
driver, Mr Izzy Chigbu, said that the long queues drivers had to go
through daily was “stressful and dangerous” to their health.
“Some drivers sleep at
filling stations to be able to obtain fuel with which to work. I am
supposed to be on the road conveying passengers to their various destinations,
but here I am waiting on a queue since dawn.
“With the way things are
going, I don’t think I will get fuel any time soon,” he said.
Chigbu appealed to the
Federal Governments to take decisive measures that would permanently tackle
problems of fuel supply in the country
THE
NATION
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