PRESS RELEASE
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has
condemned the increment from N86.50 to N145 of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)
otherwise known as petrol, describing it as insensitive and demonstration of
the level of hatred the President Mohammadu Buhari led All Progressives
Congress (APC) government has for Nigerians.
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| *Gov Ayo Fayose |
The governor, who
said the over 70 per cent increment was another vindication of his predictions
on what to expect in 2016, added that it was now clear that the scarcity of
petrol being experienced in the last three months was deliberately orchestrated
by the federal government to pave way for the already conceived increment.
According to his Special Assistant on Public
Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said “Nigerians are now left at the mercy of
political liars who took over power by deception and are governing by deceit.”
He said he was waiting for the reaction of
those who took to the streets to protest when fuel subsidy was removed by the
Dr Goodluck Jonathan administration in 2012, urging labour unions in the
country to stand by their members always, not minding the political party in
government.
He said: “When
they were seeking for votes from Nigerians, they promised to reduce petrol pump
price to from N87 to N45 per litre, they promised to create three million jobs
per year, they said $1 will be equal to N1 and above all, they promised to pay
unemployed youths N5, 000 stipend and provide one meal a day to pupils
nationwide.
“Instead of
fulfilling their promises, they have increased petrol pump price to N145 per
litre, increased electricity tariffs, retrenched thousands of workers and
imposed untold hardships on Nigerians.
“As they did in
2012, if labour leaders do not also stand up for the people at this time,
posterity will not forgive them.”
