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On Monday, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Abuja to voice their displeasure with the unending lines and rising petrol costs, which they claimed were to blame for inflation and the poverty that millions of Nigerians were experiencing.....Read Full Article>>
The protesters, who were led by Barrister Napoleon Otache and Olayemi Isaac from Citizens and Economic Freedom Rights Activists in Nigeria (CEFRAN) and Abdullahi Bilal of the Two Million Man March Against Oil Scam Cabal, called for immediate action to address what they called poor leadership in the nation’ s oil sector management.
The protesters emphasized the general discontent with the fuel subsidy scheme, contending that it benefits a small number of people at the expense of the majority of Nigerians. The importing of tainted fuel was also denounced by protesters as a detrimental practice that has exacerbated the country’ s fuel shortage.
Speaking to journalists during the mass demonstration, Abdullahi Bilal stated, ” The Two Million Man March stands as a united voice for every citizen who has been betrayed by a system that continues to enrich a few at the expense of many.
” Today, we call for the immediate resignation of the current leadership in the country’ s oil sector. Their management has failed Nigerians. Under their watch, we have seen fuel prices skyrocket without consultation or consideration of the devastating impact on the people.
” We have endured fuel scarcity while substandard, adulterated fuel is imported, causing further hardship. We demand the complete removal of the fraudulent fuel subsidy regime that has only served to enrich a select few.
” Full deregulation is necessary to introduce transparency, competition, and fairness to our oil sector. We also demand an end to the importation of adulterated fuel into Nigeria. This harmful practice must stop immediately, and those responsible must be held accountable for the damage caused to our vehicles, businesses, and livelihoods.
” Nigerians have suffered long enough, wasting hours and days queuing for fuel. We demand a sustainable solution to the fuel scarcity crisis no more excuses, no more delays. We deserve better.
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