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Why Buhari’s Jerking Of Petrol Pump Price By N58.50 Is Political 419 – Fayose by Elose11(m): 6:46pm On May 12, 2016 |
Governor Ayodele Fayose of
Ekiti State has said that
President Muhammadu
Buhari and his All
Progressives Congress (APC)
were playing Nigerians
Advanced Fee Fraud over
the removal of fuel subsidy
and increment of pump
price from N86.50 to N145
per litre, describing the
increment as wickedness
taken too far and asking;
“was the federal
government paying up to
N58.50 as subsidy on one
litre of petrol before now?”
Governor Fayose, who
reiterated his call on
Nigerians, especially the
labour movement to resist
what he called “this wicked
act of President Buhari and
his party,” added that
“those who opposed
removal of fuel subsidy in
2012 and funded the Occupy
Nigeria protest must not be
allowed to get away with
this imposition of hardship
on Nigerians now that they
are in power.”
He said labour unions, civil
society organisations and
other well-meaning
Nigerians should stand up
and be counted at this
crucial time in the life of the
common people of Nigeria,
adding that “there is no
justification for the
increment at this period
when government is not
paying salaries regularly,
Nigerians are losing their
jobs daily, prices of
foodstuffs have gone over
the roof and life has become
so difficult for the common
people. To labour Nigerians
with this increment is
wickedness taken too far!”
In a statement on Thursday
by his Special Assistant on
Public Communications and
New Media, Lere Olayinka,
Governor Fayose said: “In
2012 when the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP)
government of Dr
Goodluck Jonathan removed
fuel subsidy and increased
petrol price to N141 per
litre, crude oil was selling at
$111 per barrel. How then
can petrol price be
increased to N145 per litre
when crude oil is now selling
at $40 per barrel?
“It is on record that on May
2 this year, the federal
government, in the
Petroleum Product Pricing
Regulatory Agency (PPPRA)
Template released in Abuja,
told Nigerians that it was
subsidising petrol at N12.62
per litre.
“If as at May 2, petrol was
being subsidised at N12.62
per litre, and now that the
subsidy of N12.62 has been
removed, what ought to
have been added to the
N86.50 pump price should
be N12.62, which would
have increased pump price
to N99.12 per litre.
“Increasing petrol pump
price by N58.50 when the
federal government claimed
it was subsidising the
product at N12.62 per litre is
clear political 419, which is
aimed at further
impoverishing Nigerians
as the government will be
making profit of N45.88 on
each litre of petrol bought
by Nigerians.
“How can any government
with human feelings attempt
to make profit of N45.88 per
litre on Nigerians, who are
no longer getting their
salaries regularly? How can
Buhari and his party impose
another N45.88 per litre levy
on Nigerians who are
already facing severe
hardship? This is
wickedness!”
Speaking further, Governor
Fayose said there was no
justification for the removal
of subsidy and increment of
petrol pump price to N145
per litre now that crude oil
price is $40 per barrel when
the same product was
increased to N141 per litre
in 2012 when crude oil was
$111 per barrel.
While describing President
Buhari as a hypocrite, the
governor said, “Nigerians
should be reminded that the
president once said that
petrol subsidy never existed
and that it was a fraud. How
then can the same President
Buhari tell us that he has
removed the same subsidy
he claimed never existed?
“The reality is that these
people lied to Nigerians too
much. They made promises
they knew they won’t fulfil
just to get to power. Now
they are showing Nigerians
their true colours. They are
showing Nigerians that they
have come to punish them
with hardship.
“Buhari and his APC
promised to reduce petrol
pump price to from N87 to
N45 per litre; petrol is now
N145. They promised to
create three million jobs per
year; they have instead
created millions
of unemployment. They said
$1 will be equal to N1; $1 is
now N320. They promised to
create better live for
Nigerians, they have instead
created hardship by making
prices of basic commodities
to skyrocket through their
lack of policy direction.” 1 Like |
Re: Why Buhari’s Jerking Of Petrol Pump Price By N58.50 Is Political 419 – Fayose by ndcide(m): 7:01pm On May 12, 2016 |
Wow,! When salaries are not being paid... |
Re: Why Buhari’s Jerking Of Petrol Pump Price By N58.50 Is Political 419 – Fayose by seunmsg(m): 7:11pm On May 12, 2016 |
For once, I agree with Fayose. Increasing the fuel pump price to N145/litre is criminal and unacceptable. |
Re: Why Buhari’s Jerking Of Petrol Pump Price By N58.50 Is Political 419 – Fayose by Nobody: 7:11pm On May 12, 2016 |
Bunch of liars and hypocrites |
Re: Why Buhari’s Jerking Of Petrol Pump Price By N58.50 Is Political 419 – Fayose by Nobody: 7:24pm On May 12, 2016 |
And he owes workers five months pay. Yeye! |
Re: Why Buhari’s Jerking Of Petrol Pump Price By N58.50 Is Political 419 – Fayose by odikimi: 7:27pm On May 12, 2016 |
I for one know this wickedness will be reversed come 2019 after Dulladinho must have been chased out of that Rock. He will retire to Daura to continue his wickedness just like Jonathan was sent packing by Nigerians. |
Re: Why Buhari’s Jerking Of Petrol Pump Price By N58.50 Is Political 419 – Fayose by 500samuel(m): 7:30pm On May 12, 2016 |
APC... chain....party of scammer... fayose ride on |
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