A civil society group, United Action for Democracy (UAD), has called for the resignation or sacking of Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Petroleum Minister Diezani Allison- Madueke and the Information Minister Labaran Maku for their roles in the fuel subsidy saga and other “anti-people policies.”
The group said the three ministers demonstrated culpability by acts of omission or commission in the fuel subsidy regime especially the hike in the price of petrol and the conscious promotion of “lies to cover up the truth.”
UAD stated this in a statement by its General Secretary, Ken Henshaw and the National Convener, Jaye Gaskia.
The group called for the prosecution of all individuals and corporate bodies found to have been the beneficiaries of the subsidy.
“Considering the facts that monies accrued from January with the increase of N32 per litre over the amount appropriated in the 2011 budget that will not lapse until March 31st 2012; with the revelations of mismanagement of ‘subsidy’ funds; Nigerians cannot but be suspicious of how the funds generated from January are being spent. UAD thus calls for full disclosure on the matter to the Nigerian people”, the group added.
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Corruption in this country is really alarming. May God help us!
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