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OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by iwaeda: 12:34pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
The Oodua People’s Congress has condemned the expensive cost of fuel and gas, and demanded that pending when the nation’s four refineries would begin local production, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), must halt any plan to remove fuel subsidy. The group made the call in a statement on Wednesday by OPC President, Otunba Wasiu Afolabi, popularly called Askari. Askari is the leader of the Frederick Fasehun faction of the OPC. He warned that scrapping fuel subsidies without locally-produced fuel would further escalate inflation, endanger industries and increase the hardship Nigerians already suffered. OPC also demanded that the government must equally tame the galloping prices of cooking gas, domestic kerosene and aviation fuel. Afolabi said: “Many households and families are suffering due to the high cost of cooking gas and domestic kerosine. They want the government to alleviate their sufferings by ensuring that the price of gas, for example, returns to N256/kg at most, instead of the current astronomical price of N850/kg.” Lamenting that the price of diesel has also skyrocketed from N190 to N810, Afolabi said this had a negative effect on industries and transportation with attendant high cost of goods and services. According to the OPC president, lower fuel prices will reduce inflation, restore the health of the devalued Naira and increase the purchasing power of citizens, with the overall boosting of the economy. Challenging the government to invest in local production of fuel instead of importation, Afolabi said Buhari must see to the revamping of the country’s four refineries and encourage the abundant establishment of functional modular refineries. Related News 10% fuel subsidy’ll improve transport system – Tech coy Stakeholders sceptical of AON’s capacity to import Jet-A1 Fuel subsidy hits N1.593tn, refinery rehabilitation gulps N54.66bn “What is happening today was not what General Muhammadu Buhari promised Nigerians when he was campaigning in 2014. His promise to change the fuel situation by revamping the four refineries was attractive to Nigerians who were dissatisfied with the high cost of imported fuel. Nigerians voted for change. Now the situation is even worse. “How do you explain that Buhari called fuel subsidy of N306.92 billion a scam in 2015, but under him fuel subsidy rose to N1.43 trillion in 2021 and N4 trillion in 2022? “By running the economy on imported fuel these past seven years, the Buhari government has sacrificed Nigerians to the unchained greediness of an evil cabal that has deliberately paralysed local refining. Clearly, no country will do well under such a system. Time has come to say, ‘Enough is Enough.’ “President Buhari, as the Minister of Petroleum, lacks any excuse to import petroleum products at all. Nigeria is an oil-producing country. Nigerians are blessed with petroleum resources and they deserve to enjoy the benefits of this God-given gift.” Recalling that when Buhari took over in 2015, petrol sold for N87 at the fuel pump, Afolabi said today the price has increased to N190. OPC equally faulted the high price of aviation fuel, saying the situation had increased the cost of flight tickets and made travelling by air expensive, unattractive and nightmarish. Afolabi said: “It is unreasonable that just a few months back aviation fuel sold for N190 and today it has increased to N880. Yet the government allows the situation to continue, without doing anything to bring this alarming situation under control. This is unacceptable.” https://punchng.com/opc-decries-high-gas-cost-wants-subsidy-sustained/ |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by NotBeenPaid: 12:41pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
They're condemning and wailing but given the opportunity to make the right choice they'd rather vote based on tribal sentiments. |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by iwaeda: 12:43pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
It has reached awon Baba Oduduwa ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ogun bo, owo ebo ti won ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by Sergio101(m): 12:44pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
![]() I thought na omo ibos dey feel the heat the most??. |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by NaijaRoyalty(m): 12:44pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
Na Una vote APC , Na still una dey cry pass |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by SmartPolician: 12:44pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
Nigerians are so used to suffering and smiling. So, the government can go ahead and remove the PMS subsidy. However, people are more interested in what they do with the money. |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by iwaeda: 12:47pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
Our Pastor Righteousness 2, too shock to type ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by iwaeda: 12:57pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
SmartPolician: People are not used to suffering, we have divided mind, many people didn't see things are bad, but defending evil ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by AkuOlisa: 1:09pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
Intellectuals, professional men and women, people of valor, the useful And enlighten masses and the mature elders are supporting candidate A While career politicians, thugs, Tribal bigots and miscreants are supporting candidate B Please answer the Following question Respectfully. Who is candidate A and who is Candidate B ? |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by iwaeda: 3:25pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
AkuOlisa: The heat is too much ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by Nobody: 3:43pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
Give them buhari and osinbanjo third term they will vote overwhelmingly for them. Even give them someone worse they'll campaign vigorously like they already have started |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by Evaloyal2J(f): 4:21pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
Buhàri will handle security Osibanjo will take care of economy. They both both scored f9. Abysmal failures |
Re: OPC Decries High Gas Cost, Wants Subsidy Sustained by XerXers: 5:04pm On Aug 24, 2022 |
I thought certain tribes will buy it cheaper |
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