The  Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, at an emergency meeting with senior staff of the  Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) admitted  number of challenges in the supply and distribution system that hampered efficient distribution of products.

 He urged the Corporation to rise above the challenges by ensuring that  special intervention supplies are not diverted or hoarded.

 “This calls for effective monitoring of the supply system, especially at the end points, to ascertain that what is trucked out from the depots is delivered at the designated fuel stations and dispensed to the public in the most efficient manner.

 He challenged the staff to volunteer for the monitoring, adding that standing up to provide creative solutions to challenges was what the new NNPC was all about.

 The minister further tasked  the staff to work towards achieving zero-queues at their various stations as soon as possible, adding that they should be ready to sacrifice their Christmas break if need be.

 Meanwhile the Corporation  has deployed about 200 truckloads of fuel to Abuja, Nigeria's capital city,  to help reduce the ongoing fuel scarcity and ease Yuletide celebration.

 This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ohi Alegbe, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, on Monday in Abuja.

 "In continuation of the special intervention fuel supply for the Yuletide season, another 567 trucks have been dispatched nationwide today," This, it said, was to ensure the total eradication of queues from fuel stations across the country.