The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
has called on the Federal Government to tighten its seat belt as yuletide
approaches.
The organization alerted the
government to the annual phenomenon of artificial fuel scarcity which usually
reared its ugly head at the approach of the end of the year.
Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC
director, in a statement on Monday said: “November is just three days away
today and these agents of darkness must be somewhere now plotting to disrupt
the smooth flow of supply and distribution. Their main objective is to discredit
the government of the day particularly now that the 2019 election is just a
stone’s throw away.
“This was the same way their
powerful but corrupt godfathers in politics used the National Assembly (NASS)
to ambush Buhari’s government for fear of being probed by an anti-corruption
regime. They sponsored fifth columnists to take over the leadership of the NASS
from the very beginning of this administration.
“It is only in Nigeria that
opposition will go as far as infiltrating government’s ranks to cause havoc and
make the citizens suffer. What opposition knows how to do best is to constitute
clogs in the wheel of progress.
“The current opposition in
particular has thrown fairplay, honour and patriotism to the winds from the
very beginning of the Buhari administration. The body language has been loud
and clear.
“It is therefore necessary for FG
to watch out from now on. Another attempt may be made to cause artificial fuel
scarcity. Those behind the move do not care about the common man.
“They do not care about hundreds
of citizens who will be stranded on the roads as a result of fuel scarcity or
the average Nigerian car owner who will be compelled to spend hours at fuel
stations”.
MURIC also called on FG to do
everything within its power to avert the looming total strike bythe Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC).
“Unlike the fifth columnists who
are behind artificial fuel scarcity, NLC’s demand for higher pay for Nigerian
workers is genuine. A strike around this time is most likely to affect both the
supply and distribution of petroleum products.
“This is why FG must do
everything to avert a total strike. But we appeal to labour leaders to also
consider the timing. A strike that runs into the yuletide period will touch the
citizens’ soft spots.
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