A Nigeria socio-political group under the aegis of Nigerian Citizen Action Group (NCAG) has stated that the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari should be relieved of his office.
According to a statement signed on behalf of the group by Comrade Salahudeen A. Lukman, the NNPC’s immediate implementation of of newly reviewed pump price was a deliberate move to incite Nigerians against the new government.
“This is nothing but a delibrate move to provoke, incite and destroy goodwill of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu among Nigeria Citizens, which must be rejected.
“Today, while Nigerians are still ruminating on the pronouncement of an end to corrupt subsidy regime by our dear President Bola Ahmad Tinubu GCFR, which is long overdue for Removal, our coalition received with shock the first of it kind in recent time, immediate implementation of newly reviewed PMS pump price by NNPC LTD management team led by GCEO Mele Kyari.
“It beat our imagination that the same NNPC who rushed to the media, made press release on Tuesday, assuring Nigerians not go engage in any form of panic buying of PMS as the company declared reservation of minimum of 3months Nigerians’ consumption on ground. suddenly wake up again to announce new pump price with immediate effect on Wednesday morning .
“It’s so unfortunate that NNPC GCEO allow himself to be used for such a ridiculous plot by the subsidy beneficiaries gang in the oil sector, hoping this failed move will ignite Nigerian will to react negatively and destabilize new administration that just come onboard less than 48 hours.
“As the plot failed with unprecedented show of understanding and cooperation by Nigerians, couple with the enormous trust and confidence, the citizen repose in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his renewed hope administration, we call on Group Chef Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company to resign voluntary on or before 7 working days or be sack, arrested, investegated and prosecuted by the President and commander in chief for conspiracy and delibrate attempt incitement and destabilization of national economic cum security,” the statement read.
The group said it would not hesitate to mobilize all her affiliates and structures to lead peaceful occupational protest to NNPC Headquarters in Abuja to press home the demand.
It also enjoined President Bola Tinubu not to fall for the antics of this lord in oil sector, ignore their lies, do the needful and act before it’s too late.
“The enemy is known and there is not reason to keep them around any further, Nigerians must not allow to result to self help , the reckless immediate implementation of new pump price have jack up transportation fare x3 , which will definitely follow by food stuff hike among others commodities, this cut all citizens unaware and unprepared hence brought about untold hardship, its expected Nigerians be given opportunity to prepare and adjust for new price ahead of time following the earlier announcement by Federal Government under Former President Muhammadu Buhari that subsidy regime ends by June ending, it remain heart breaking to have supposed new price by first day of June instead of first day of July, when re-investments to cushion the effect is not yet defined. Minimum wage not yet review among other major stakeholders engagement before deal day. This is a delibrate and calculated attempt to destabilize new administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and it must not stand.”
The Nigerian Citizen Action Group, NCAG, is a coalition of civil society organization with cardinal objective of promoting transparency, accountability and rule of law in country, the coalition have remain at the forefront of fighting fraudulent acts, Corruption and all forms of anti masses policies or moves in the society.