Bolaji Abdullahi, national publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has asked President Bola Tinubu to remove import and regulatory charges on fuel to cushion the effect of the Middle East crisis on the citizenry.
Abdullahi made the call in a statement on Monday in response
to a rebuttal issued by Sunday Dare, special adviser to the president on media
and public communication, over the ADC’s birthday message to Tinubu.
He said Nigerians are grappling with the effects of rising
fuel prices and the broader cost-of-living crisis over the war in Iran.
“On the price of fuel, is the Tinubu government telling
Nigerians that there is nothing they can do to bring down the price of fuel?”
he asked.
Abdullahi said several countries have taken emergency
measures to control fuel costs in the wake of the conflict.
“To start with, and this is what the ADC would do, suspend
the 5% fuel tax and remove import and regulatory charges that drive up the pump
price of petrol,” he said.
“This would immediately lower fuel costs, and with it,
transport and food prices.”
Abdullahi said the removal of fuel subsidy had contributed
significantly to the rise in petrol prices.
“These are the direct consequences of decisions taken under
the Bola Tinubu-led APC administration, particularly the abrupt removal of fuel
subsidy without any immediate or credible cushioning for over 200 million
Nigerians,” he said.
“Today, fuel prices have risen by nearly 500%, and
everything else has followed.”
Abdullahi said Nigerians are expecting concrete actions from the government to ease the burden on citizens.
“Nigerians do not need more explanations. We need a
government that understands what people are going through, and acts to make
life easier, not harder,” he added.
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