Fuel Hike: Group Threatens to Shut Down NNPC, PPPRA, Gives 7Days Ultimatum
AREWA AGENDA – A Coalition of Northern Youth Group under the aegies of Nigerian Citizens Action Group, NCAG, has threatened to massively mobilize Nigerian Youths to shut down headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, should Government fail to reverse fuel price.
The group described as ugly and disheartening, the decision of the Muhammadu Buhari led Administration to increase the Pump price for Petrol despite the hardship, pain, hunger and insecurity Nigerians are currently grappling with.
In a Statement signed Saturday, by the trio of Isah Abubakar; National President Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, Mohammed Salihu Danlami ; Speaker Arewa Youth Assembly and Engr Salahudeen A Lukman; Co-Convener Intellectual Young Leaders Network, and made available to Arewa Agenda, the group berated the Buhari administration for loosing touch with reality and connection with basic human pain.
The full statement reads as follows:
Nigerian Citizen Action Group
Press Release
PMS PRICE HIKE; OUR POSITION
It’s So ugly and very disheartening, following the current economic reality with hardship, pain, hunger and insecurity that President Buhari led Presidency have inflicted on all Nigerians, its completely an act of irresponsibility and insensitivity for federal government to increase PMS Pump price at this very critical trying time in the country and globe.
Nigerians will not tolerate this continued extortive tendencies of APC/President Buhari led Federal government anymore, the pump prices was increased from N87 to N145 yet Nigerian never complained out of faith, with the current crude oil price in the international market, Nigerian should not buy fuel above N70 per liter but federal government pegged it N123 and Nigeria accepted despite it being unjust.
The fact remains that, the incumbent government under President Buhari have lost touch with reality and connection with basic human pain and suffering in the country, hence they could take the decision to hike the PMS to N145 again.
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President Buhari must learn how to step down and listen to the masses as well consider critical pain Nigerians are passing through on daily basis with the current hiked pump price for PMS, Nigeria will witness high rate of crime and commodity price hike.
The nonchalant attitude to the plight of the common man by Buhari led administration is alarming, despite no government have ever enjoyed enough good will of the people like this administration. The government has continue to ride on people’s emotion and faith. Fuel was hiked from N87 to N145 not long when the APC took over power in 2015, we allowed it at that time because we taught the government have good intentions but with the way and manner things are going, this government is obviously visionless, careless, senseless and only interested in causing more hardship for Nigerians.
It’s unfortunate that amidst this COVID 19 PANDEMIC and its effect on the economy, the Buhari led administration could be this insensitive by increasing pump price.
This is totally unacceptable. We reject this anti masses policy of President Muhammadu Buhari government outrightly. We can’t fold our arms again to allow such a sacrilege continue to happen.
While we are assure Mr President that if this price is not reverse within 7 days counting from today, we shall mobilize Nigerian youth in mass to shut down NNPC headquarters and the PPPRA headquarters simultaneously in Abuja.
Mr President We are not longer comfortable with your silence over exploitative nature of your government, under your leadership the CBN Governor have supervised the highest tax regime in Nigeria through different exploitative charges including stamp duties, sure, we know this is not your agreement with the Nigerian people, you must take action and work for the interest of Nigerians and Nigeria Nation at large. It’s your responsibility to make life better and affordable for everyone.
Isah Abubakar
National President
Northern Youth Council of Nigeria.
Mohammed Salihu Danlami
Speaker
Arewa Youth Assembly.
Engr Salahudeen A Lukman
Co-Convener
Intellectual Young Leaders Network
Arewa Agenda is a Publication of young writers from Northern Nigeria towards peaceful coexistence and national development through positive narratives.
