BEVERLY HILLS, May 19, (THEWILL) – The 36 State Governors of the federation have declared their support for the Federal Government’s decision to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit from N86 to N145.
This was disclosed to State House correspondents on Thursday by the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, at the end of a meeting of the Nigeria Governors Forum held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“We supported it (increase in fuel pump price) because we believe that it is in the interest of the masses,” Amosun told reporters.
“These are sacrifices that must be paid by all. The President means well, the government means well, all of us mean well.
“If truly we are caring for the masses, we believe that subsidy only serves the rich, those that are getting us the fuel, and not the masses.
“We believe that such money that has been saved from the subsidy would be used for infrastructural development particularly for social services for the downtrodden masses.
“We are putting our weight behind it while urging the Federal Government and indeed the state governments to see how we can ameliorate all the problems the masses would probably go through in the short run because in the long run, they would be the better for it.”
Story by David Oputah
