Timipre Sylva gives reason for hike in petrol price
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva on Monday, explained the recent increment in the pump price of petrol from between N158 and N162 per litre to N168 and N170.
Speaking to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday after his regular briefing of President Muhammadu Buhari, Sylva said that kerosene and diesel were even more important to the ordinary Nigerians than petrol, which he claimed was mostly used by the elite.
“Look at it, a situation where diesel has been deregulated long ago, a situation where kerosene has been deregulated long ago, and these are the fuels the poorest people in Nigeria interact with more. Why do I say that?
“If you want to transport food from the north to the south, it’ll be by trucks that are run by diesel, not with petrol. Those trucks that transport food from the north to the south are usually run by diesel.
“Kerosene is the preferred fuel at the lowest level of our society. These have been deregulated long ago. So, what’s the problem with deregulation of petrol, which is mostly used by the elite?
“Let us be fair to this country, let us be fair to the poor people in this country. If we’ve deregulated what they were using, then there’s actually no reason why we should continue to subsidise petrol. I feel so. That’s my personal feeling, he said
What a childish reason
this man is a fool for saying this I don’t know what is wrong with this country
The government is not been fair. This has led to rise in transportation and its still affecting the poor masses
God help us in this country Nigeria
It’s obvious the leaders doesn’t have the public at heart.
We are not fools. Please just keep quiet
This man is saying shit…. The same people that will take just a pass for them to collect petrol from the nnpc filling stations all over the country… But you said this is main only for the rich abi… You are the dumpest person I ever know as if we don’t know anything about this country….
The situation is so bad in the country now,the government should consider the poor masses.
Is that a justification point from your mouth? Why is that our leaders so daft and can’t differentiate between good and bad. Nigeria is in mess with all those leaders we are having now.
Does that a reason to justify hike in pump price? I shake my head.
May God have mercy on us in this country. You are just increase petrol price without notification or informed, this is Wickedness.
You are not the one to tell us the one we are using most, because you are not in the position. We are the one to express our feelings bad government.
lie lies liess
God help us
They don’t even have geniue reason for the increase.
This government is highly insensitive to the masses sufferings
The suffering is already too much and still they are adding to it
God please save us..o
Its only God that will save us in this county.