President Muhammadu Buhari has been told by a Coalition of Civil
Societies, Osun State and National Associational of Nigerian Students
(NANS), to reverse increase in petrol pump price and electricity tariff.
The group gave the president 5 days to do so or face what comes with it.
The protesters in Osogbo, the state capital of Osun on Friday,
demanded the government to reverse the pump price to its original N130
and also reverse other anti-human taxes and tariffs increase.
Recall that the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), a
subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, had
earlier announced an increment in the pump price of petrol to N151.56
per litre.
The chairman of Osun Civil Societies Coalition, OCSC, Comrade
Waheed Lawal, who led the protest, lamented that the Federal Government
under President Muhammadu Buhari has failed Nigerians over unfulfilled
promises he made during the electioneering process.
According to him, “Nigeria belongs to all and the masses voted
for President Muhammadu Buhari because of the promises he made during
his campaign, but Buhari has failed Nigerians.”
They, however, give the President Buhari five days ultimatum to
reverse electricity tariff and petrol pump price or see a riot of the
masses.
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