Subsidy: Wrong Timing, Combat Corruption – AWF
The
fuel subsidy removal by the federal government on New Year Day has been
described as badly timed by the Abuja Writers’ Forum.
This position of Abuja Writers’ Forum (AWF) was made known in a press statement made available to LEADERSHIP, yesterday.
The body said FG is insensitive to the
hardship Nigerians already have to bear, that it went ahead with its
intention without providing the necessary safety nets that should
cushion the devastating effects which have manifested instantly.
It stated that instead of removing the subsidy, Government should have courageously confronted corruption which is widely seen to have led to the bloated amount that it claims it expended on subsidy in 2001
It stated that instead of removing the subsidy, Government should have courageously confronted corruption which is widely seen to have led to the bloated amount that it claims it expended on subsidy in 2001
“It is evident that no matter how good
intentioned the decision, it has been fraught with underhand tactics
that indicate a pre-determined course of action.
“We note that this removal comes at a time
everyone recognizes that oil subsidy is not the main problem with the
nation’s economy or the petroleum sector, but unbridled greed and
corruption which the current administration has shown no willingness to
combat,” the statement read.
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