PDP guber aspirant commends FG over fuel subsidy

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Aspirant in Anambra Godwin Ezeemo,  says the decision of the Federal Government to remove petrol subsidy is a good step and in the right direction though long overdue.

Ezeemo, disclose this during an interview with Newsmen in Awka on Saturday,. He said that the removal of the petrol subsidy would also positively stimulate the country’s economy and ensure constant availability of the product.

Ezeemo, the 2013 governorship candidate of the Progressives Peoples Alliance (PPA) defected to PDP in 2019 to contest the upcoming 2021 governorship race in the state.

He noted that the removal of the petrol subsidy would promote healthy competition in the upstream petroleum sector and ensure the constant availability of the product.

He therefore advised the federal government to use the funds going into fuel subsidy to grow other sectors of the economy.

“I am looking forward to seeing that other sectors like road infrastructure, the building of low-cost houses for the citizenry, enhanced healthcare delivery education among others will now receive due attention,” he said.

The PDP chieftain urged Nigerians to bear the temporary hardship the policy would create and make a sacrifice for posterity when everybody would be happy.

In a separate interview with ewsmen. a member of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Chief Joseph Nwakpadolu, also commended the government for its bold step in removing the subsidy, but appealed for increment in workers salaries.

Nwakpadolu said that workers’ salaries should be made to provide the basic living standard in all ramifications. He also urged the government to ensure proper and judicious use of the funds hitherto been spent on the subsidy. He urged  Nigerians to always support positive government programmes and policies that were people-oriented.

 Mr Christian Beluchukkwu, a block moulder resident in Awka, however, said the government should always consider the plight of the masses before taking such decision, and urged it to provide alternatives to cushion its harsh effect.

Recall that the Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said  Muhammadu Buhari removed subsidy on petrol and electricity to “stop the mismanagement of taxpayer money” and “eliminate corruption associated with subsidie”

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