Secretary General of the JAF, Comr Dipo Fashina, speaking at media briefing in Lagos, he described the increase in fuel price from N145 to N162, as unfair and thoughtless to the condition of Nigerians.
Fashina explained that the Federal Government has a responsibility to ensure that refineries work in full capacity to ensure the availability of petroleum products at cheaper prices.
He attributed the bad state of the refineries to a deliberate policy aimed at looting the proceeds from the continuous importation of fuel.
His statement reads:
“if Nigerians are to pay the international price of fuel, then pay Nigerians international standard of salary. “We urge Nigerians across the country to hold mass meetings and sensitization rallies to reject the latest hikes and struggle to defeat it, preparatory to the commencement of mass actions, which we agreed should commence demand;
“We call for a total reversal of the capitalist policies of privatisation and deregulation, which have been responsible for improper functioning of the local refineries, looting by government officials and fuel marketers through fuel importation and subsidies;
“And we also call for the collapse and fraudulent hand over to private profiteers of public enterprises, such as PHCN, NITEL, Nigeria Airways, Nigerian Ports Authority, Ajaokuta Steel, Osogbo Steel Rolling Mill, Itakpe Iron and Ore, and Tafawa Balewa Square.
“We insist that government should, in obedience to Section 16 of the 1999 Constitution on Economic Objectives, respects the provisions in Section 16 (1) (b) ‘control of the national economy in such manner as to secure the maximum welfare freedom and happiness of every citizen.’
“We appeal for massive public investments in industrialisation and infrastructure such as energy, rail, road, and mass."
SOURCE: Vanguardngr
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