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NULGE chairman dies after collapsing while queuing at the filling station
Ondo Local Government employee and NULGE chairman reportedly passes away after collapsing at a filling station amid fuel scarcity.
The persistent fuel scarcity in the country has claimed another casualty as the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) chairman in Akure South local government of Ondo State, Oluwatuyi Olasoji di3d few days after collapsing while waiting to buy the Premium Motor Spirit.
According to a local tabloid in the state, Sunshine Truth, the deceased collapsed last week while trying to buy fuel at a filling station in the state capital and was rushed to the Federal Medical Center in Owo.
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He was said to have undergone a surgery and given up to the ghost on Monday. Petrol scarcity has recently hit the country as motorists continued to lament.
Long queues at filling stations have worsened traffic conditions, with many people stranded at bus stops due to doubled transport fares.
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