It is “insensitive and punitive” to increase fuel pump prize- Senator Shehu Sani

The chairman Senate committee on Foreign and Domestic debt has issued a statement saying he does not support the fuel prize increase and removal of the oil subsidy.He diclosed this in a statement he released yesterday shortly after the announcement of the oil subsidy removal by the NNPC.

“At a time when poor Nigerians are facing enormous economic hardships and are being asked to be more patient all the NNPC can do is to add to their suffering,” he said, referring to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

“It’s utterly irrational and illogical to further impoverish the people in order to achieve liberal self-serving liberal economic aspirations.

“It’s all evident that capitalist forces are holding the FG hostage and are blackmailing it to implement its inimical version of economic reforms. It makes no sense if everyone must perish in order to revamp the economy.

“Economic reforms are necessary but it must be done with a human face and human heart if it’s made in the interest of human beings.

“Outrageous increase in pump price is a social provocation. It’s possible to reform the oil sector without necessarily incinerating the country. We must not take the patience, the sacrifice and the good will of Nigerians for granted.

“I stand opposed to the increase in pump price and I call on PMB to weigh in on the NNPC to rescind the decision,” Mr. Sani insisted.

He further took to his facebook to launch more support for his disagreement with the fuel prize hike.

"My position remains unchanged,crystal clear and unwavering;I stand opposed to the removal of petroleum subsidy and I STAND opposed to increase in pump price of petroleum products;It will do nothing other than add to the suffering and further impoverish the masses of our people."
"It amounts to capitulation and outright deception for those of us who led millions of people, out in the street,few years ago,against pump price increase and against subsidy removal to now give economic excuses to justify same.
The moral flag we raised in the past is now the scale of justice to measure the degree of our conscience in the present."