Long queues for fuel has increased across fuel stations in the Federal Capital Territory following the disagreement between the federal government and some major fuel marketers over subsidy payments.
An industrial action by oil marketers commenced on Wednesday, because some of them were yet to be paid their subsidies for oil importation by the federal government.
A trip round town showed empty streets with most cars parked at petrol stations.
Most petrol stations are not dispensing fuel as they claim the union has refused any tanker from coming into Abuja.
Some of the marketers are allegedly indicted by the fuel subsidy investigation committees, hence the failure of the federal government to pay them for fuel imports.
The federal government on Wednesday confirmed that it has stopped paying the indicted oil marketers, adding that the oil marketers planning to embark on a nationwide strike were those who have been indicted by the Aig-Imoukhuede’s report on fuel subsidy payments.
The allegation was made in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Paul C. Nwabiukwu.