Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has told Nigerians that
President Muhammadu Buhari understands the pains and burdens they are going
through primarily because of the economic situation aftermath of COVID-19
pandemic lockdown.
He said for this reason, the Federal Government is
considering palliatives that can offer succor to the people.
Osinbajo spoke with State House Correspondents on Monday,
according to Laolu Akande, his Spokesman.
According to him, “We fully understand that we must have a
way of ensuring that the pain that people feel, the economic difficulty that
people are going through, that we are able to address those as much as
possible.
“Which is why even in our current discussions with labour,
one of the issues we are looking at include, what sort of palliatives are
possible for the Nigerian people. In what ways can we reduce the burden and how
quickly can we do so.”
He said that one of those issues the government has looked
at is how to reduce the cost of gas and Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known
as petrol.
The VP said the government wants to make sure that Nigerians
are able to go about their businesses buying cheaper energy.
The Vice President explained that “one of the ways is by
using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). And the government has committed to do the
conversion. First of all, we are starting with commercial vehicles.”
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