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FG Causing Fuel Scarcity To Justify Planned Pump Price Increment To N185 – Fayose

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has accused the federal
government of deliberately causing the current scarcity of fuel in the
country so as to be able to justify the planned increment of petrol
pump price from N145 to N185 per litre.

The governor, who said the federal government, was being insensitive
to the plight of Nigerians, added that “petrol is scarce across the
country because the federal government deliberately reduced supply
since it is only the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
that is importing the product.”

Governor Fayose’s Special Assistant on Public Communications and New
Media, Lere Olayinka, quoted him as saying in a release issued on
Sunday, that “Allowing fuel scarcity to persist for over two weeks
when Nigerians are preparing to celebrate Christmas and New Year is
the height of wickedness on the part of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) federal government.

“Funny enough, instead of directing its anger to President Muhammadu
Buhari, who is the Minister of Petroleum, on December 7, 2017, the
Federal Executive Council (FEC) choose to give the Minister of State
for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu seven days ultimatum to end the fuel
scarcity. Today is December 17, exactly ten days after the misplaced
ultimatum was given, the situation has even gotten worse.”

He said “By the time the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff
Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) goes on strike as being threatened,
the whole country will be shut down and one wonders what will become
of Nigerians that desire to move around during the festive season.”

Governor Fayose, who said it was necessary for the federal government
to tell Nigerians the truth about the situation of fuel supply in the
country, noted that it was the restriction of supply of petrol to NNPC
alone that has put Nigerians into hardship.

He said, “It is only the NNPC that is bringing products in; and the
result is the scarcity being experienced now. The thinking is that by
the time the scarcity persists for like one month, with Nigerians
already buying at N200 per litre, the people will jump at it if petrol
is increased from N145 to N185 per litre.

“This time, Nigerians will resist any attempt to further impoverish
them by increasing the pump price of petrol.”

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