Nigeria, April 20 -- Residents of Ekiti State are going through difficult times due to scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit, known as petroleum, in all the 16 local government areas of the state.

The few fuel stations dispensing the product have arbitrarily increased the price to between N680 and N750 per litre.

As of the time of filing this report, only few vehicles and transporters were plying the roads in Ado-Ekiti.

Most residents now rely on the use of motorcycle, popularly known as Okada, as means of transportation.

For instance, the Poly Road along the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) axis that used to be a nightmare for residents due to traffic congestion, has been free since Tuesday morning when the fuel scarcity bag...