Have you called your agent? People, camels are going to be the means of transportation as airline operators in Nigeria shut down due to aviation fuel: “The Airline operators in Nigeria have disclosed to the general public that they would shut down operations across the country on Monday, May 9, 2022 due to high cost of aviation fuel and other operational costs.”
“While aviation fuel worldwide is said to constitute about 40 per cent of an airline’s operating cost globally, the present hike has shot up Nigeria’s operating cost to about 95 per cent.
“In the face of this, airlines have engaged the Federal Government, the National Assembly, NNPC and Oil Marketers with the view to bringing the cost of JetA1 down, to no success.” he said.
The good news is that someone can go to court and get a court injunction to compel them to remain in operation without changing prices.Go ahead and save Nigeria via the court system.
But note this: I have some agents in Sokoto who can supply you if you need help. From the main gate of Usman Danfodio University to the campus, you will see many camels; ask them and you will be lucky. If not, na trekking ohh because the airlines are joining university lecturers on that tradition: “special industrial action”!
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Comment 1: Hope the soon to be ready Dangote Refinery has provision for aviation fuel? It does feel like Nigeria’s survival is now hanging on one man’s shoulder, I hope the weight of the expectations won’t break him, because we need him more than he needs us.
Obviously we have been extremely irresponsible as a people, for long time anyway. Any price increase internationally hits Nigeria immediately, because we want to be the first people ever to build a nation via consume-as-you-earn model, we never had significant strategic reserves on anything, so it’s always a case of running around whenever there’s small perturbation anywhere. We are that unfortunate.
Part of our Excess Crude Account funds would have been used to purchase these items on reserve, whenever the price is cheaper. We are a subsidy country but when price of crude was selling below $50, we never had money to purchase tons of refined petrol and others and store them in our strategic reserves, to be released prudently in situations like this. We have never had great planners, just bunch of people who easily crack under intense pressure, you need to be tougher than your detractors, if you want to save a generation.
No need to blame anyone, we can start the heavy lifting now.
Comment 2: It’s a big problem because the aviation fuel, kerosine and diesel government have fully deregulated these products. Same government out of greediness license few of their greedy fellows to import same product.
Right thinking government would license who ever want to go into the business and that would have given the aviation industry access to source for fuel any where even importing by themselves.
Will Dangote refinery be able to certify the whole country energy needs? Even if it can, it would be on a long run when the refinery becomes stable not even in the next few years. This government derive joy in making life miserable for the citizens just to achieve it’s selfish aim.
On Plan To Shut Down Airline Operations In Nigeria Over Fuel Price Hike
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