Western Bahr El Ghazal Public Transport Drivers Union after receiving its first bid of fuel from the State Transport Union two weeks after oil shortage, offered its reserved to public transport drivers to ease movement of civilians.
The Union Chairperson Hassan Hawat Acuil said the fuel was sold to the drivers at cheaper prices than in the black market to keep transport fairs at normal rate for citizens within the state.
He appealed to the state government to put reserved fuel for local transport to avoid inconveniences in case of crisis.
One of the drivers, Luozil Abdel Hale Ibrahim, appreciated the Union initiative of putting down plans for reserved fuel in the state, calling on the government to follow suit.
He lamented over fuel scarcity for the last two weeks which inflicted difficulties in transportation.
Fuel shortage hit Wau early September forcing all petrol stations to shutdown and public transport charges to rise and black market fuel dealers charging abnormal prices.