A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George has urged President Bola Tinubu to reduce the pump price of petrol to N300 per liter.
George said Tinubu should reduce the pump price of fuel from
the middle of December to the end of January.
This, the former Deputy National Chairman of PDP said, would
enable Nigerians to celebrate the festive season.
Addressing a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, George
said it’s time for Tinubu to give back to Nigerians.
According to George: “There are two months in any calendar
year that are very important months. Whether you are a Christian, a Muslim, an
atheist, or a traditionalist, it is common and it is all over the world.
“The months of December and January are the most important
months.
“From the middle of December, at least to the end of
January, the cost of petrol should be reduced to N300 per litre. The government
can absorb the losses.”
The PDP chieftain noted that implementing such measures
would make Nigerians happy this season.
George said if the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu could donate
N1 billion to a university, she could contribute to bear the cost.
He added: “With this, you will be sending a lot of messages
of happiness across the tribes and homes. Everybody in Nigeria will be happy
because it will positively impact this period of the year.
“It is a challenge and he can do it. If Madam First Lady
could donate N1 billion to a university, she could also donate into the coffers
to bear this cost. What’s wrong? So that everybody will be able to sleep well
with N300 per litre across the board.
“So by the end of January, in the meantime, the prayers, the
happiness, the impact of that will drive people up. And the Almighty God will
answer our prayers. We need in this December and January to put a smile on the
faces of people.”
This comes amid remarks by Nigeria’s petroleum marketers
that the price of fuel may reduce to either N900 or 1000 per litre during this
Yuletide season.
The President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners
Association, PETROAN, Billy Gillis-Harry, and the Spokesperson of the
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chinedu Ukadike,
disclosed this in separate interviews on Monday.
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