The Federal Government on Sunday sympathized with Nigerians over unforeseen hardship occasioned by shortage of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and called for patience in finding long lasting options to the problem.

Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, made the appeal on Sunday in a statement by his Senior Adviser (Media & & Communications), Horatius Egua.

According to Sylva, It is not a time to trade blame, including that the Federal Government is not scared to take duty.

“In the recentlies, Nigerians have actually come to grips with fuel scarcity not since of the absence of supply of products but due to assessment failure, which allowed adulterated items into the country.

“This is regrettable, and the Federal Government sympathises with the citizenry over the unpredicted difficulty, occasioned by the inescapable shortage.

“Let me when again interest Nigerians to be client with the government in finding lasting services to the crisis,” Sylva stated.

He appreciated the NNPC for revealing a lot concern to the plight of Nigerians by stepping forward with an apology.

“This is unprecedented and reveals that we on the government side are not afraid to take duty,” he added.

The minister also stated the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority had been out on the streets, fuel stations to guarantee that the circumstance normalise quickly.

According to him, we are starting to see the fruits of their efforts.

“It is not a time to trade blames as is customary in Nigeria. It is, for that reason, not a time to query anyone but a time to come together to restore the predicament of the typical Nigerian.

“After the storm settles, there will be time enough to get and examine to the bottom, so that this does not repeat itself.

“President Muhammadu Buhari’s charge to all agencies and celebrations worried is to collaborate to make sure that normalcy returns rapidly.

“The Nigerian individuals deserve the very best and the federal government is identified to set the country on the ideal course of petroleum products availability and sustainability,” Sylva stated.

This, he said, was shown in the award of the contracts for the rehab of all our refineries and the acquisition of stake in the Dangote Refinery.