Subsidy Removal: I’m shocked, scared of FG's lack of plan for Nigerians, laments Obaseki

...Says palliative is deceitful, promises support for Edo people

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said he is shocked and scared of the Federal Government's inability to plan and effectively respond to the fuel subsidy removal policy that has further improvised Nigerians, inflicting hardship and suffering on the people.



Obaseki, while speaking to journalists in Benin City, said he had raised the alarm following the mismanagement of the nation’s economy, noting that the country’s situation is taking a turn for the worse as a result of bad policies by the government at the centre.



The governor said, “I have always warned. I warned Nigerians during the last May Day this year. I told them that we have come to the end of the road and that the old economic order in Nigeria is gone and we have to come up with a new economic order and stop deceiving ourselves as a nation.



“Now the subsidy is gone; the exchange rate is being aligned. The era of free money has almost come to an end. The consequence is that the weakest and most vulnerable in our society, unfortunately, will carry a huge part of the burden of these policies.”



He stated, “I am shocked that people who campaigned around the Country, saying that they will remove subsidies, had no clear plans on what to do after subsidy removal. They don’t know what to do and how to support those who will be victims of subsidy removal.



“I am shocked and scared of what we are passing through today where the Government doesn't seem to have a plan or solution on how to respond to the consequences of the policy measure put in place by their administration.”



Obaseki added, “With the way they have mismanaged our national economy, we have to deal with inflation, between 20 and 25 per cent. It means that the people will feel more pain, especially the weak and vulnerable in the society, particularly our pensioners as whatever they get as their entitlement will do only little for them.

Reaffirming his government’s commitment to the welfare and well-being of Edo people, the governor further said, “For us in Edo State, we would not abandon you. We don’t like the word palliative because it is deceitful as we would rather use the word ‘support’. We would support those who are already victims of this policy measure.”

I wonder where Nigerians learnt it's softness from.

Before subsidy removal around 300-380 billion Naira was almost shared mostly by states. This sum increased to around 900-970 billion implying that welfare of states workers ought to have been Increased by atleast 250% to reflect the economic realities and availability of the new funds.


Rather than asking questions, Nigerians are doing Yoruba vs Igbo, Obi and Atiku vs that. PDP vs APC.

When you all get tired of your slavery chains, no one would tell you to rise and break off the shackles around your necks.

By now, Gani Fawehinmi would have been on the necks of the president and governor's. Long life the memory of Fawehinmi, this upcoming liberty fighters need to stepup to the plate.


A broke country wants to go to war. Smh in Vietnamese