The shortage of fuel in Lakes State continues to bite hard on government and private activities that require transportation or electricity.
Lakes Legislative Assembly Clerk Benjamin Matiok Mangui told Good News Radio that the House was severely affected by the fuel crisis.He said many vehicles were grounded and most staff and MPs had to come on foot for work.
Mr. Matiok further said that power generation system was shut down since the assembly’s fuel reserves were empty.
He warned that all activities at the House could come to a halt in one or two weeks if the crisis continues.
Private businesses like the bus transporters are feeling the pinch of fuel shortage too.
Nationdit Bus Services manager Aguek Aguek said the price of one litre of diesel went from 4.00 pounds to 7.50.
The increase is affecting the operation of big buses that require huge amounts of fuel to operate.
He added that refuelling is also a big problem with buses going from station to station trying to fill their enormous fuel tanks.
Mr. Aguek said if the fuel crisis continues Nationdit will be forced to close down for a while since the company does mot make a profit from its operations.
He added that fares to Wau and Juba were increased by ten pounds.
Mr. Benjamin is hopeful that the crisis will end soon since the border issue has been solved between Juba and Khartoum governments and fuel and other goods should start to flow again to South Sudan.