Fuel subsidy: Groups plan mass protest for Monday

Date: 20-04-2012 11:15 am (12 years ago) | Author: Faith Dafe
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Civil society organisations in the country led by the United Action for Democracy, has called for a mass protest against impending hike in fuel price and corruption in government. The groups are also calling for the resignation or sack of the Minster of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala; her Petroleum counterpart, Diezani Allison- Madueke and the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku.

Spurred by the massive turnout recorded during January’s uprising against the removal of fuel subsidy, the United Action for Democracy (UAD) yesterday, called for series of mass action on April 23 and 24 to demand that the Federal Government take concrete steps to fight corruption and not increase the pump price of petrol.

National Convener of UAD, Jaye Gaskia, told journalists in Abuja that the group would call for an indefinite mass action on May 1, if its demands are not met.

According to him, his group has realised that the Federal Government is committed to further hiking the price of petrol while nothing is being done to prosecute officials indicted for corruption.

The group is also demanding the immediate resignation or sack of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison- Madueke and Minister of Information Labaran Maku, for what it described as their culpability by acts of omission or commission in the fuel subsidy fraud, the anti-people hike in the price of petrol and the conscious promotion of lies to cover the truth.

The group’s other demands include the immediate release and full publication of the reports of the power sector, fuel subsidy, petroleum sector and pension probes; immediate and full implementation of the reports for the probes; prosecution and punishment of those implicated and indicted with exemplary punishment of guilty companies.


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Posted: at 20-04-2012 11:15 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
- rayOFsunshine at 20-04-2012 12:16 PM (12 years ago)
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dem wan increase fuel again?
Posted: at 20-04-2012 12:16 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- sophiebaby at 20-04-2012 03:27 PM (12 years ago)
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aBEG DEY SHUD NOT TRY IT OOOOOOOOO...
Posted: at 20-04-2012 03:27 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- sydneylove at 20-04-2012 04:05 PM (12 years ago)
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i just hate this country they cant thing of some thing good to do in the country rather then eating the money with pen and paper every day that break look at others country small small neighbourly country to  they are far better then they in many things they are still backward stealing the country money banking in other man country  thieves
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- Fuck_Muslims at 20-04-2012 04:33 PM (12 years ago)
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supported.........but they should nt call for anybody's resignation........these three people mentioned did their Job perfectly well
Posted: at 20-04-2012 04:33 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
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- sugaDaddy1forU at 20-04-2012 04:44 PM (12 years ago)
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They should go to hell, they want to shed more blood of innocent civilians again...
Posted: at 20-04-2012 04:44 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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