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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has flooded the country with Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) also known as aviation fuel, ahead of the yuletide.

In a statement on Monday, Ndu Ughamadu‎, the NNPC spokesman, said the corporation had imported about 38.7million litres of aviation fuel which would cover a 26-day period.

He explained that this measure was put in place to forestall shortage of the product, a situation that had recently led to reported cases of flight delays and cancellations across the country’s airports.

“The NNPC had imported about 38.7million litres of aviation fuel which represented about 26-day sufficiency. On December 14, 2016, the Corporation completed the discharge of 8,800MT which represented about 10.6million litres to major terminals in the country,” it read.

“In addition, as at this morning (December 19, 2016), 23,500MT which represented about 28.2million litres was being discharged to the major oil terminals.

“In order to sustain the tempo, the corporation had also secured the supply of additional 30,000MT vessel of ATK which represented about 36million litres expected to berth Nigerian shores before the end of the year.

“NNPC wishes to state that it has over 40-day sufficiency for PMS and adequate volumes of AGO and DPK to satisfy national demand throughout the yuletide period and beyond.”

The statement added that Maikanti Baru, group managing director (GMD), assured Nigerians that the NNPC would sustain the drive towards ensuring availability of petroleum products at all times.