No Going Back On Fuel, Electricity Tariff Hike - Buhari Reiterates

Date: 08-09-2020 7:45 am (3 years ago) | Author: Olusanya Akinrinola
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Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said there is no going back on fuel and electricity tariff hike in the country.

Buhari, who spoke at First year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat, at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, said regrettably, government could not go back on its decision to deregulate the petroleum sector and allow the forces of demand and supply at the international level to dictate the prices of Premium Motor Spirit.

The president, who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said the COVID-19 pandemic, had led to a severe downturn in the funds available to finance its budget and had severely hampered government’s capacity to deliver, saying that one of the steps taken at the beginning of the crisis in March when oil prices collapsed at the height of the global lockdown, was the deregulation of the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) such that the benefit of lower prices at that time was passed to consumers.

“This was welcome by all and sundry. The effect of deregulation though is that PMS prices will change with changes in global oil prices. This means quite regrettably that as oil prices recover we would see some increases in PMS prices. This is what has happened now. When global prices rose, it meant that the price of petrol locally will also go up,” he said.

According to Buhari, there were several negative consequences if government should even attempt to go back to the business of fixing or subsidizing PMS prices.

“First of all, it would mean a return to the costly subsidy regime. Today we have 60% less revenues, we just cannot afford the cost. The second danger is the potential return of fuel queues – which has, thankfully, become a thing of the past under this administration.

“Nigerians no longer have to endure long queues just to buy petrol, often at highly inflated prices. Also, as I hinted earlier, there is no provision for fuel subsidy in the revised 2020 budget, simply because we are not able to afford it, if reasonable provisions must be made for health, education and other social services. We now simply have no choice,” he said.

The president assured that government was extremely mindful of the pains that higher prices meant at this time, and that government did not take the sacrifices that all Nigerians had to make for granted.


Posted: at 8-09-2020 07:45 AM (3 years ago) | Hero
- dopygenius at 8-09-2020 08:33 AM (3 years ago)
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What a failed country...... Autocracy regime!!!
Democracy dead..
The killings in northern part of Nigeria has totally gotten out of hand, innocent blood crying day by day
And these these man that called himself buhari is doing noting noting about it......Come still increase fuel price join nam put the blame on Covid-19

No wahala God himself will surely bring you to your doom...He is watching Angry Angry Angry
Posted: at 8-09-2020 08:33 AM (3 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- gogoman at 8-09-2020 01:13 PM (3 years ago)
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yes, Buhari fires dem well well!!  since they the useless youth!! refused to do anything than watching BB naija
Posted: at 8-09-2020 01:13 PM (3 years ago) | Grande Master
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- onexshegsy at 8-09-2020 01:34 PM (3 years ago)
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Quote from: gogoman on  8-09-2020 01:13 PM
yes, Buhari fires dem well well!!  since they the useless youth!! refused to do anything than watching BB naija

In-as-much i NEVER for once like or watch BBnajia but for NIGERIA SITUATION someone need to find something that will hv u JOY and HAPPINESS b4 these politicians kill u ooo
Posted: at 8-09-2020 01:34 PM (3 years ago) | Newbie
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- Boi2Man at 8-09-2020 04:44 PM (3 years ago)
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So mr. president according to deregulation of global price falls it will also follow suit in Nigeria but you didn’t mention that. And long queues apparently not seen now has nothing to do with your administration it’s only an effect of lockdown caused by COVID-19. And let you remind you that if your administration reinject recover loots back to the economy and if your cabal and others in your administration stop looting the coffer then you will have the money to finance the budget.
Posted: at 8-09-2020 04:44 PM (3 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Akupower at 8-09-2020 09:04 PM (3 years ago)
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Yoruba people and their leader Tinubu made General Buhari a president saying they want a change, well this is change. Thank God the change is for both Yorubas,Igbos, Housas and the rest of Nigerias. Change.  What a brain dead president ¡¡¡¡¡
Posted: at 8-09-2020 09:04 PM (3 years ago) | Upcoming
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- abcdqwer at 9-09-2020 05:22 PM (3 years ago)
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Nigerians are not ready to fight for themselves, the youth always hail these idiots in power. Electricity tariffs when their is no electricity. Shame on you guys.   
Posted: at 9-09-2020 05:22 PM (3 years ago) | Upcoming
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