Petrol price increment shows Buhari’s APC govt insensitive to Nigerians’ plight – Fayose

Ado - Ekiti - Ekiti State Governor, Mr
Ayodele Fayose has described the
increment of the unit price of premium
motor spirit (PMS) otherwise known as
petrol from N86.50 to N145, as insensitive
and demonstration of the level of hatred
the President Mohammadu Buhari led All
Progressives Congress (APC) government
had for Nigerians.

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. ”

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