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I AM GOING TO INCREASE FUEL PRICE AGAIN; SAYS JONATHAN***
President Goodluck Jonathan has indicated his ready to
try the patience of Nigerians again, saying he will definitely increase the
prices of petroleum products very soon.
“We cannot continue to waste resources meant for a
greater number of Nigerians to subsidize the affluent middle class, who are the
main beneficiaries,” he said at a conference in Lagos on Monday.
President Jonathan said he will "discuss"
with stakeholders before taking the action. What he failed to say is how he intend
to fight the mammoth corruption and manipulation in the oil sector.
So far, Jonathan has also failed to implement the
report of the Nuhu Ribadu-led Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force which last
year made important recommendations on how to correct problems in the sector.
Organizers of Occupy Nigeria have threatened to
mobilize Nigerians against the proposed action. “We promise never again to be
deceived or derailed by organized labor or any pro-government group which may
want to sell out,”
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