The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured Nigerians
that the pump price of petrol will not be increased in the near future.
John Akpanudoedehe, secretary of the APC Caretaker and
Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), said this at an event
organised by the party’s professionals forum in Abuja.
The event which was held at the party’s national secretariat
was to showcase the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led
administration.
NAN reports that Akpanudoedehe, who represented Mai Mala
Buni, chairman of the caretaker committee, thanked the forum for enlightening
Nigerians on the achievements, programmes and policies of the administration.
“Another thing we have achieved which is recently is the
issue in the pump price of petroleum, the party said no to it,” Akpanudoedehe
said.
“It doesn’t matter the circumstances, the party say the time
is not ripe, that is the position of the party and they listened.”
He assured the forum that the APC leadership will continue
to partner with it, adding that Buhari is a listening president.
“Many of the things you complained about, he already knows,
once you bring anything or those issues before him, he will take it with
commitment,” he said.
In February, Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum
resources, asked Nigerians to get ready to bear the pains of increased petrol
pump price as crude oil prices leap above $60 per barrel.
But in March, the NNPC said it would maintain the current
ex-depot price of petrol until the end of negotiations with organised labour.
Mele Kyari, group managing director of NNPC, on Monday, said
there will be no increase in the ex-depot price of petrol in May.
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