Nigerians’ll Continue To Resist Fuel Subsidy Removal – ASUU The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday said that Nigerians would continue to resist attempts by the federal government to remove fuel subsidy. ASUU’s national treasurer, Dr Ademola Aremu while delivering a lecture titled, “Clamour for Fuel Subsidy Removal: In Whose Interest?”, at the pre-May Day lecture organised by the Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) at Press Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan, said government would continue to meet stiff resistance from Nigerians if knotty issues surrounding the petroleum industry were not resolved. Aremu described government’s plan to remove fuel subsidy as ill- advised. According to him, subsidy can not be removed from fuel without tackling other policy and socio-economic issues which can re-ignite the faith of Nigerians in their leaders. “The starting point of this would be the removal of opacity which has become second nature to oil business in Nigeria, albeit a general characteristic of the business the world over. This could only be achieved through government accountability to its citizens,” he said. Wondering why the government expected the public to support fuel subsidy removal in the face of the mistrust the people had in their leadership, Aremu said, “Is it possible for the government to give a near estimate of the crude oil being explored in Nigeria on daily, weekly or other such periodic basis? “Can Nigerians be made aware of the amount of money invested in refining the crude oil produce? Can the memoranda of understanding between the international oil companies and the Nigerian government be made public with the rules of engagement stated in black and white?” he asked. According to him, these are some of the important questions to be answered before subsidy removal would be accepted by Nigerians and yield the desired effect. --LEADERSHIP NEWS
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:02:25 +0000
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