Fuel Scarcity: Tackle Fuel Scarcity Immediately Or Vacate Position As Minister Of Petroleum - PDP Tackles Pres. Buhari

Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria's President

Nigeria's main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has reacted to the current fuel scarcity across the country urging the President, Mohammadu Buhari to either tackle the lingering fuel situation immediately or resign as minister of Petroleum Resources. 

The party described the current fuel situation in the country as 'unbearable and completely unacceptable'.

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In a statement issued Friday December 22, 2017 and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP maintained that it is not enough for the President to sit in his comfort zone and put the blames of the fuel scarcity on the doorsteps of marketers, while Nigerians continue to suffer untold hardship.

The statement read: "Nigerians must not be made to suffer especially at this time of the year when we have the Yuletide and New Year Festivities, which come with a lot of activities.

"This is the same APC that promised that it will make fuel available and affordable. Today, under their deceitful and corrupt watch, fuel has not only become extremely scarce, the price has also risen from where PDP left it at N86.50k per liter to as high as N300 per liter and above.

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"The effect is that transport fares, running costs, prices of food, medicine and other basic needs have soared beyond the reach of Nigerians, who are now groaning heavily under the hardship of APC misrule.     

"But should Nigerians be subjected to this type of anguish and pain after supporting APC to win election in 2015? Does APC indeed deserve another support in 2019? 

Whereas we know that the time is already up for the APC, we nevertheless urge Mr. President to, within the remaining short time, rise up to his responsibilities as the minister of petroleum or immediately relinquish that position and allow a competent person to run the ministry. Enough is enough, the PDP said.

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The party encouraged Nigerians not to despair but rekindle their hope in the future as the PDP is now repositioned  to regain power in 2019 and return the nation to the part of good governance, social stability and economic growth, for which it is generally known.