Subsidy Series: Govt should remove corruption not fuel subsidy'
22.05.12
As far as I am concerned, it’s like chasing a shadow. When I was boy, I always had this funny idea; when the sun is up and you see your shadow by your side, there is this tendency to try to step on it but doing this is an impossibility and that’s is what the government of the day has been trying to do. It is impossible. General Olusegun Obasanjo tried it, what was the outcome?
First, there is nothing like fuel subsidy. What are they removing? The other day , Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala said it’s the cost of bringing the fuel to Nigeria and I say to Madam Finance Minister that that’s is the cost of administrative incompetence and inefficiency. Let the President tell me he is indirectly taxing us, I will consider that and give it a thought.
Our constitution is so clear on what a government must do for its citizen. Sec 14 of the constitution proclaims and made it mandatory that our country shall be a state based on principles of democracy and social justice.
At subsection (2) (b), security and welfare of people of Nigeria is so emphasized but are we having that? Every household has turned into mini_local government, everybody has to sink well or borehole for water, generator either big or small; even for security, each community or ward has to contribute money to secure the service of OPC or vigilantes for protection.
Source: Vanguard