January 5, 2018

Press Statement

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday told the APC Federal Government to perish the thoughts of hiking the per litre price of fuel from the already exorbitant N145 per liter, saying such would not only be criminal but inhuman and completely unacceptable.

The party said investigations have shown that the Federal Government has been lying to Nigerians on oil related issues while using the NNPC to bandy figures with intentions to arrive at APC’s predetermined agenda to increase the price of fuel.

The PDP further stated that the lingering fuel crisis and its attendant black-market costs were only a ploy by the APC to justify their intended hike of petroleum prices.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Friday said the APC Government has completely become numbed to the sufferings of Nigerians to the extent that it no longer care in imposing more hardship on our people.

The party said instead of putting more burden on the people, the APC Government should come out clear on sleazes in the oil sector under its watch, particularly the shady oil subsidy payouts and illegal lifting of N1.1 trillion worth of crude using unregistered companies.

Recalling that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had in December informed Nigerians that the NNPC has been paying subsidy on fuel, the PDP said the Federal Government has refused to tell Nigerians who the beneficiaries are, the amount involved and who authorized the payment, because of the inherent corruption in the deal.

“Any increase in fuel pump price would be an indirect tax on Nigerians to fund APC interests and considering the pains Nigerians have suffered under this inept and unfeeling Government, this intended hike will be callous.

“It is now clear to all that this APC- controlled government will never act in the interest of Nigerians. All the actions and policies of APC, in their close to three years in office, have been targeted against Nigerians and there are no signals that they will change.

“We therefore urge Nigerians to reject this plot to raise the prices of petroleum products even as they gear towards using the next election to end the misrule of the APC.

Signed:

Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary



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Please let them seek advise from Jonathan... there is no harm, in-short they can do it behind closed doors without the media..

This is no longer an APC/PDP thing, this is a plea from the common man.

But to shift petrol price from 145 - 180
In an economy that just lost 7m jobs
No electricity
No govt pallatives
Unemployement and underemployment at its peak
A stagnant economy
A very poor Minimum wage

It would spell doom for the common man as price of petrol has a great domino effect on cost of goods and everyother thing.

I love this new PDP.
PDP were too quiet last year though they changed after their convention. They should take the fight to APC like they're currently doing.

just like looting is a crime, inhuman and unacceptable. who is increasing pump price

If the dullard dare increase pump price,Nigeria will burn.
While I will make nairaland burn

Yeebos in the South East will burn off the south east

They want to pay oil subsidies, minimum wages and translate Recession to Inflation, what a Government?

Buhari has failed. He should start trekking to Daura now to meet his cow. Nigerians are fed up with him.

Is it a crime to be a citizen of this country

omololu2020:
If the dullard dare increase pump price,Nigeria will burn.
While I will make nairaland burn

Yeebos in the South East will burn off the south east

The wild wild west will crush Tinubu's scrotum and shave his Pu.bic.hair if the dullard dares increase pump price.

OrestesDante:






∆ Funnily nothing will happen o. ∆

So you think? This is not 2015 or 2017, Nigerians are on the brink of collapse.

I am enjoying this Kola press releases.
He is up and doing,articulate and marshals his points very well.
This man without knowing it may be winning supporters to the cause of ousting Buhari.
He is one of the best publicity secretaries I have seen of recent.

clevvermind:
Buhari has failed. He should start trekking to Daura now to meet his cow. Nigerians are fed up with him.

Failed is an understatement.
The man is a disaster.

This people think we are fools abi, that they can do anything they like. I will personally mobilise from where I work never to accept this fuel increase . And to join any protest against it. And mobilise that everybody should get their pvc ready for 2019 election...

Unlike his counterpart then that specialises in lies and propaganda

doctokwus:
I am enjoying this Kola press releases.
He is up and doing,articulate and marshals his points very well.
This man without knowing it may be winning supporters to the cause of ousting Buhari.
He is one of the best publicity secretaries I have seen of recent.

doctokwus:
I am enjoying this Kola press releases.
He is up and doing,articulate and marshals his points very well.
This man without knowing it may be winning supporters to the cause of ousting Buhari.
He is one of the best publicity secretaries I have seen of recent.

Yeah u r right... But that fayoses aide... Forgotten his name... Idowu I think... Would av been SAVAGE back to back...

doctokwus:
I am enjoying this Kola press releases.
He is up and doing,articulate and marshals his points very well.
This man without knowing it may be winning supporters to the cause of ousting Buhari.
He is one of the best publicity secretaries I have seen of recent.

And I never liked him before he won, but the man has been good with his press releases so far, no insults...

Am now a big fan

Pavarottii:

Yeah u r right... But that fayoses aide... Forgotten his name... Idowu I think... Would av been SAVAGE back to back...

Lere Olayinka you mean.
No,he would have been a disaster because of his perchant for mixing lies and gossips with the truth.
This man has a certain maturity in his releases and the fact he marshals them with verifiable facts,figures and the truth,makes it so appealingly and easily related to by the average man and even non admirers of the PDP as a party.

swagagolic01:


And I never liked him before he won, but the man has been good with his press releases so far, no insults...

Am now a big fan

That's to show you that contrary to the views of Ngeneekwensu, sarki, omenka and other zombified elements on nairaland and elsewhere, PDP still has astute, professional and politically savvy individuals unlike the satanically groomed 21st century imperialists in APC.