ACN, NLC demands implementation of fuel subsidy report

The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, expressed deep concern at the timing of the allegations, which it claimed coincides with the period that Nigerians expect the government to be dealing with the issues raised in the report.
The party also noted that going by reactions to the report, the committee carried out a thorough job in exposing the massive mismanagement and the sleaze involved in the fuel subsidy issue.
”Therefore, the allegation of bribery making the rounds should not be used as a reason not to allow all those indicted by the report to have their day in court,” ACN said.
The party said while the bribery allegation must be thoroughly investigated and anyone found culpable dealt with according to the laws of the land, any attempt to cast aspersion on the report, to say it has been tainted by the bribery allegation, should be resisted by the House of Representatives.
Referring to a similar antecedence, the party stated that “we are concerned that this case is eerily similar to what happened after the House’s probe into the $16 billion reportedly spent in the power sector during the Obasanjo regime.”
“Instead of implementing the report of the committee, the man who presided over the probe was slammed with corruption charges. Till today, that report was never implemented and Nigeria remains in darkness,” it said.
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