Igbo Leaders Praise Goodluck Jonathan For Removing Fuel Subsidy

A former President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Dr. Dozie Ikedife and other Igbo leaders yesterday drummed up support for President Goodluck Jonathan over the controversial removal of fuel subsidy.

Addressing journalists at Oba, Idemili South council area of Anambra State, Ikedife said the major problem was because the Federal Government failed to explain the action to the masses.

He maintained that despite the protests that had greeted the Federal Government’s action, proper efforts should have been made to address the devastating effects of the removal of subsidy from fuel.

 “We are deprived of the information and that has made us lack comments as it regards the removal of fuel subsidy because most of the people in the country do not understand what removal of fuel subsidy means”.

According him, the country had come to the point of retrogression, adding that Nigeria had relied on smaller countries for refining of its petroleum products.

“What we are witnessing in the country today was what we had witnessed in the past when the British would come and tell us how much they want to buy our crude oil and we will say okay. They will also tell us how much we should sell our cocoa and we will say okay and when they went back to Liverpool, they refined it into bournvita and other things and came back to tell us how much we must buy them, and we said ok.”

Also speaking, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka threw his weight behind the Federal Government, describing the action as victory against monopoly of fuel benefit by few individuals.




So Goodluck Jonathan have found a great support in the Igbos and Southerners, Good Stuff!

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Posted: at 8-01-2012 01:51 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

He is weaker than the frail Yar'adua that died. 1600 buses in 779 local governments? Thats SENSELESS? Hw many buses will be given to each state? What about farmers in the rural areas? Are the buses going to move their crops from farms to markets? He seems to be only concerned about transport prices/ What about the prices of food crops and other essentials that have sky-rocketed? He should check the word SACRIFICE in the dictionary, except in the case of taking ones own life or allowing oneself to be killed so that others can go, sacrifice always indicate that you forgo something for another. The nIgerian masses dont have any alternative, hw can they "sacrifice". The 18,000 minimum wage has not even been implemented in many quarters. His sacrifice means "COMMIT SUICIDE" Reduction of public funds: He didnt mention the 3M naira allocated to him daily for feeding neither did he disclose to what exact extent foreign trips would be reduced. By what standard can these trips be measured to be excessive? 1 trip per month, 1 trip per quater or 1 trip per year? No figure was given. His major challenge at the moment is security. Muslims are killing xtians everyday in the north and boko haram is asking all northerners to leave. He just touched this part briefly in his speech, saying the same vain words he has been saying since the first bomb blast 2 years ago. GEJ is insincere and that speech is by my standard the most pathetic, deceitful and sinister speech any president has ever given to the nation.

Posted: at 8-01-2012 02:51 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie

Those leaders are leaders of evil and longer throats from ASO ROCK that's why they are supporting him.What have they done or say about the killing of the Ibos in the North,what have they told the President concerning it? What have they done to protect the interest of the Ibos In the North? Why won't they fight and make sure that all the Ibos in the North came back to the East?

They are fools, NDI ARA.

Posted: at 8-01-2012 03:15 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

AN IBO MAN CAN EVEN KILL HIS FATHER FOR MONEY. SO AM NOT SURPRISED AT THIS SUPPORT AFTER UNDER GROUND SETTLEMENT HAS TAKEN PLACE.

Posted: at 8-01-2012 03:39 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie

Posted: at 8-01-2012 03:46 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

They are fools,  i be igbo man  we too like money that is problem igbo people ....... big fools................ na  don go collect money for ASO ROCK big fools
 for money matter fear igbo...........

Posted: at 8-01-2012 05:44 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie

Let not blame those who are in suport of the supsidy may be fuel will become like gsm line that was  sold for 20thaousand naira before but naw is hundred naira all we need is more explanatian on the benefit in time to come so let be patient pals.

Posted: at 8-01-2012 07:15 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie

Etimoz you are Complete Mad man in fact you be mumu even your Mama way born you na Mumu, I'm not sure you grow well before you come this world

Posted: at 8-01-2012 07:21 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie

Gentle man you sounded very upset I don't remember wronging you in any way. Why do you have to insult me,and of all people my late born again God fearing Mother,a woman whom you don't know,nor did she offended you. Dude why? I forgive you,and I pray God to forgive you too.You may not know what you've done.

Posted: at 8-01-2012 08:08 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

this is why and igbo man can never make a good leader, how much did  president paid you Dr. Dozie Ikedife, why would you sale your soul??, why , i know people like him, if you give them moeny they can do any thing

Posted: at 8-01-2012 08:54 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie