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Petrol price increase: Fayose says Buhari, APC insensitive to the plight of Nigerians

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8 years ago

May 11, 2016

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Outspoken Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has described Wednesday increase in the price of premium motor spirit, PMS (petrol) from N86.50 to N145, as insensitive and a demonstration of the level of hatred the President Mohammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress, APC, government had for Nigerians.

According to the governor, the over 70 per cent increment was another vindication of his predictions on what to expect in 2016, adding that it was now clear that the scarcity of petrol being experienced in the last three months was deliberately orchestrated by the federal government to pave way for the already conceived increment.

Fayose, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, said Nigerians are now left at the mercy of political liars who took over power by deception and are governing by deceit.

The Governor also said he was waiting for the reaction of those who took to the streets to protest when fuel subsidy was removed by former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2012. He urgee labour unions in the country to stand by their members always, not minding the political party in government.

Fayose said: “When they were seeking for votes from Nigerians, they promised to reduce petrol pump price to from N87 to N45 per litre, they promised to create three million jobs per year, they said $1 will be equal to N1 and above all, they promised to pay unemployed youths N5, 000 stipend and provide one meal a day to pupils nationwide.

“Instead of fulfilling their promises, they have increased petrol pump price to N145 per litre, increased electricity tariffs, retrenched thousands of workers and imposed untold hardships on Nigerians.

“As they did in 2012, if labour leaders do not also stand up for the people at this time, posterity will not forgive them.”

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