Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in a statement released by the Executive Directo of the group, Professor Ishaq Akintola while reacting to the recent increment of the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as Petroleum by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited, revealed that to make matters worse, NNPCL made themselves the only marketer of Dangote fuel, thereby sandwiching the product of Dangote which effectively meant that the NNPCL had taken control of Dangote’s fuel and the real owner could not determine the price of their product.….CONTINUE READING
According to the Daily Post, the Executive Director of the group, Professor Ishaq Akintola said “Nigerians are going through severe hardship. There is hunger in the land. Inflation has made life difficult for many, particularly after the removal of fuel subsidy, which shot the price of petrol to the rooftop. But Nigerians were assured of coming relief as they were told that the price of petrol would reduce drastically when Dangote Refinery starts to function. To make matters worse, NNPCL made itself the only marketer of Dangote fuel, thereby sandwiching the latter’s product. By taking these two actions, NNPC has effectively taken control of Dangote’s fuel and the real owner cannot determine the price of its product. This is an ambush, a punch below the belt.”
On the other hand, the Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives in a statement released by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Honorable Kingsley Chinda, said that increasing the price of petrol at a time the nation was grappling with unprecedented economic challenges would only exacerbate the suffering of the average citizens of the country
