Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, Sunday, faulted
President Goodluck Jonathan’s remarks that the country will crash if
subsidy on petroleum products was not removed.
CNPP asked Jonathan to read the lips of his countrymen, legislators,
trade unions and clergy and shelve proposal to remove the subsidy.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Osita
Okechukwu, CNPP further advised the President to wake up to the
challenges facing the sector by building refineries and hand them over
to credible managers as well as rehabilitate the four refineries and
stop enriching and awarding national honours to the cartel of petroleum
product importers.
It said: “CNPP is outraged over the afore-mentioned statement
credited to President Goodluck Jonathan during the meeting with
members of the National Assembly at Aso Villa.
“The statement is not only unpresidential and unpatriotic; but calls
into question the motive of President Jonathan in fiercely rejecting
public opinion against the fuel taxation, which is the meaning of
removal of the so-called petroleum products subsidy.
“CNPP is at a loss how Mr. President, who came from a humble
background, went to school on barefoot without sandals and came to power
by good luck; will align himself with those in favour of fuel taxation,
hence building a poor country of few rich people. He should read the
lips of his countrymen, legislators, trade unions and the clergy.
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