The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) on Friday told the APC Federal Government to perish the thoughts of hiking
the per litre price of fuel from the already exorbitant N145 per liter, saying
such would not only be criminal but inhuman and completely unacceptable.
The party said investigations
have shown that the Federal Government has been lying to Nigerians on oil
related issues while using the NNPC to bandy figures with intentions to arrive
at APC’s predetermined agenda to increase the price of fuel.
The PDP further stated that the
lingering fuel crisis and its attendant black-market costs were only a ploy by
the APC to justify their intended hike of petroleum prices.
PDP National Publicity Secretary,
Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Friday said the APC Government has
completely become numbed to the sufferings of Nigerians to the extent that it
no longer care in imposing more hardship on our people.
The party said instead of putting
more burden on the people, the APC Government should come out clear on sleazes
in the oil sector under its watch, particularly the shady oil subsidy payouts
and illegal lifting of N1.1 trillion worth of crude using unregistered
companies.
Recalling that Vice President
Yemi Osinbajo had in December informed Nigerians that the NNPC has been paying
subsidy on fuel, the PDP said the Federal Government has refused to tell Nigerians
who the beneficiaries are, the amount involved and who authorized the payment,
because of the inherent corruption in the deal.
“Any increase in fuel pump price
would be an indirect tax on Nigerians to fund APC interests and considering the
pains Nigerians have suffered under this inept and unfeeling Government, this
intended hike will be callous.
“It is now clear to all that this
APC- controlled government will never act in the interest of Nigerians. All the
actions and policies of APC, in their close to three years in office, have been
targeted against Nigerians and there are no signals that they will change.
“We therefore urge Nigerians to
reject this plot to raise the prices of petroleum products even as they gear
towards using the next election to end the misrule of the APC.
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