President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been given 48 hours by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to revert the recent increase in the price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also referred to as gasoline, at the pump. SERAP requested that Tinubu use his “leadership position and good offices” to compel the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately revoke the price hike in an open letter dated September 7, 2024.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Tinubu was reached by SERAP’s deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare of the organization.
SERAP claims that “the country’s constitutional guarantees and international human rights obligations are fundamentally violated by the increase in petrol prices.”
The letter emphasized the following points: “If there is sufficient admissible evidence, suspected perpetrators of alleged corruption and mismanagement in the NNPC should face prosecution as appropriate.
Additionally, any proceeds of corruption should be fully recovered.” “SERAP voiced concern that rising gas costs are aggravating poverty and inequality in the country.
“Your government seems to be punishing the poor, instead of pursuing public policies to address the growing poverty and inequality in the country,” the letter went on to say.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
