Fuel Price Hike: “Government Is Working For Citizens”

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to wake up to a new Nigeria
where the government works for the citizens, not for a few interests.

It would be recalled that PDP strongly criticised the recent increase in petroleum pump price from N143 to N151 by the Federal Government and the hike in electricity tariff.

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Its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, had in a statement, rejected the hike, calling for reversal of the prices to avert what he called a national crisis.

According to him, the increase will result in an upsurge in the costs of goods and services and worsen the biting hardship being faced by Nigerians.

Reacting to PDP’s call, Mr Yekini Nabena, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, released a statement on Wednesday, September 2, in Abuja.

He said the decision to increase the fuel pump price and the hike in electricity tariff was in the best interest of all.

“The attention of the APC has been drawn to a shameless statement by PDP on the current petrol price and electricity tariff in the country.”

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Nabena recalled that for successive PDP governments had foisted on the country a corruption-tainted fuel subsidy regime. He said that under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the tortuous fuel queues as a result of biting scarcities were gone.

According to Nabena, the reviewed petroleum products pricing template by the APC-led administration has resulted in a more transparent, efficient, and realistic pricing system for petroleum products. He said it had also resulted in a constant availability of fuel nationwide.

“In an effort by this administration to put an end to estimated and arbitrary billing for electricity, President Buhari recently directed a nationwide mass metering programme for electricity consumers in the country.

“Commendably, the Federal Government is already working to ensure that Electricity Distribution Companies commit to increasing the number of hours of electricity supply every day and also improve on their quality of service,” Nabena said.

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He said that the PDP might also be unaware that the Federal Government had approved a one-year waiver of import levy on electricity meters.

He said that this was to ensure that Nigerians who do not have meters could be supplied as early as possible at a reasonable cost.