Fuel Price Hike: Don’t Take Nigerians For Granted, Shehu Sani Warns Buhari

Shehu Sani, the Senator representing Kaduna
central on Thursday said the Muhammadu
Buhari-led administration’s decision to
increase the pump price of petroleum
products is “insensitive and punitive”.
Mr. Sani, who is the chairman Senate
committee on Foreign and Domestic debt,
said in a statement that the decision was
“most unfortunate”.
“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.