Senior Special Assistant on Mass Mobilisation to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Dr Vincent Odogbor, has urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the hike in fuel prices.
Odogbor said that it had compounded the troubles of those in the rural and riverine areas, saying the Nigerian masses could no longer bear the hardship from his policies.
businesses are folding up, organisations are laying off workers because of the cost of running their bills.
The statement reads: “Mysterious because just that singular economic policy has spiked every other sector to an alarming stage. Without notice or review of the incomes of Nigerians, the cost of virtually everything has gone astronomically high.
“I quite understand your iron-cast passion of not going back on this journey in which you are shoving this harsh decision on us, be rest assured that no matter how good your intentions of economic policies, if it does not make the life of the masses better, it’s a bad policy.
“Nigerians were doing fine until the former President PMB change era greeted us with policies that saw the economy dived into an epileptic state, for eight years the Nigerian masses groped as they hoped for a better life.
“When you unveiled your intention to context for the office of president, you promised Nigerians a RENEWED HOPE. However, the obvious reality for millions of Nigerians today, is that the prices of everything have gone up, ranging from food items, medicals, school fees, transportation and even paying for services, such as maintenance and other utilities. Due to the Hike in fuel prices, Nigerians are finding it very difficult to go through the day’s bills, leaving a lot of families both in urban and rural areas frustrated, depressed, and stranded in abject poverty.
“Mr President, the people suffering from this fuel Sting cuts across the social ladder, it affects Senior citizens, persons with disabilities, students, innocent children, poor and vulnerable Nigerians. I join other concerned Nigerians to urge you to reverse and review the price of PMS to 300- 400 Naira so that Nigeria’s workforce can be adequately mobilized to prosperity and economic stability amongst nations”.
