President Buhari
The
Conference of Minority Tribes in Nigeria, in conjunction with the
Nigeria Unemployed Youth Vanguard and 35 other civil society
organisations in Nigeria, will on Monday hold a one million-man march to
express their support for President Muhammadu Buhari on the bold step
he took in removing fuel subsidy.
The Coordinator and Chief Convener of
the Forum, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, who spoke with newsmen yesterday in
Abuja on the planned protest commended Nigerians on their trust in a
government whose interest is in the common man.
He said: “We are not very poor as a
nation, but certain elements called cabal had hitherto hijacked the
system in the name of oil subsidy.
“Successive governments had tried to
remove the oil subsidy otherwise known as deregulation of the downstream
sector of the oil industry. It is either the previous governments lack
the political will to salvage our dear country or lack the confidence of
Nigerians in implementing such idea.
“Today, Nigerians are happy for having a
President who enjoys the confidence of Nigerians and as well has the
political will to redefine the history of our country by alleviating the
sufferings of the masses.
“We must commend a leader with zero
tolerance for corruption whose regime is restoring hope for the hopeless
Nigerians and as well redeeming the image of our dear country before
the international community.
“In 2012, we mobilised ourselves as
civil society bodies against the decision of the government of Dr
Goodluck Jonathan to remove subsidy because we did not trust him,
basically because he did not take practical steps that convinced
Nigerians as President Buhari did by excluding oil subsidy from the 2016
Appropriation Bill, which is the working budget of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria.
“It shows that Mr President belongs to
nobody and belongs to everybody. We must support a true idea that
promises hope for Nigerians.
“We have agreed to support the decision of the Federal Government, especially in the area of oil subsidy removal.
“As you can see, those protesting against oil subsidy removal are scanty, which shows that Nigerians are not with them.
“As civil societies, we must stand with the ordinary Nigerian in ensuring a better standard of living for our dear citizens.
“We call on the factional NLC to immediately suspend her actions or face the wrath of the ordinary Nigerians.
“With the recent unpatriotic actions of the Wabba-led faction of NLC, Nigerians are angry with him.
“The Nigeria Labour Congress genuinely
is not protesting the subsidy. But because of the faction in it, Wabba
is seeking for recognition that he may be known by Nigerians.
“We do not have to toe the path of cheap popularity to the detriment of our people.
“We shall lead Nigerians in a one
million-man solidarity march in Abuja and major cities in Nigeria in
support of government’s decision that removed oil subsidy on Monday,
23rd May 2016.
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