The House of Representatives has Summoned the Minister of Petroleum Resources and all relevant stakeholders in the Petroleum industry to appear before the green chamber with the view to brief Nigerians on the measures put in place to end the current fuel scarcity and avert its reoccurrence.

 This followed a motion of urgent public importance by Hon Umar Ajilo on the need to address the lingering fuel scarcity and rising retail prices of premium motor spirit (PMS) across the country 

 Raising the motion on the Floor, the lawmaker expressed concern that the fuel scarcity is coming at a time when the adverse economic effect caused by subsidy removal and soaring inflation is yet to be addressed by the government, not to mention the deteriorating income of the Nigerian masses.

 The lawmaker says it is worrisome that all these economic quagmires have made the lives of average Nigerians unbearable with a liter of fuel selling as high  as N1200 in some states of the Federation.

 In another development, the Green Chamber has directed the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to stop the introduction of the new electricity tariff for customers.