Subsidy Removal: Keyamo Tackles LP, Obi Over Proposal

Subsidy Removal: Keyamo Tackles LP, Obi Over Proposal
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Festus Keyamo, a spokesman for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, claims that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, owes Nigerians an explanation on his pledge to end fuel subsidies if elected.

According to Keyamo, who made the claim in a statement released on Saturday morning, Obi’s declaration comes after the leadership of organized labor, which operates under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress, fought successive governments to keep subsidy removal alive on the grounds that it will cause the general populace untold hardship.

The former governor of Anambra State, according to a furious Keyamo, did not consult with the NLC or the leadership of his party to learn about their policies before making the statement in order to “excite his Obidient supporters.”

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The statement read, “We note that the leadership of the organized labour under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday, September 13, 2022, at a national retreat of the Labour Party in Abuja, promised to mobilise its members across the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, to ensure victory for Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, in next year’s presidential election.

“We also note that in several interviews he granted in the last few months and weeks, Obi has vowed to totally remove subsidy on petrol if elected President. We also note NLC’s long-standing opposition to total removal of fuel subsidy. Other left-leaning supporters of the Labour Party were also present at the event to cheer Obi.

“Consequently, the following questions are urgently begging for answers by the leadership of the NLC. Before adopting Obi as its candidate, did the leadership of the NLC have a discussion with him on the issue of removal of fuel subsidy? If they did have that discussion, did Obi agree to back down on the issue of subsidy removal? Was that a basis for supporting him? If he did not back down on the issue, did the organised labour agree with him?”

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