REVERSE UNFAIR HIKE OF FUEL PRICE IMMEDIATELY — SERAP
Written by Questit on September 3, 2020
IN THE SAME VEIN, THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (SERAP) HAS URGED THE GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI TO REVERSE THE INCREASE IN THE PUMP PRICE OF PETROL IMMEDIATELY.
REACTING ON ITS OFFICIAL TWITTER PAGE, SERAP, DESCRIBED THE INCREMENT AS A TRAVESTY, NOTING THAT THE DECISION WILL AFFECT MILLIONS OF NIGERIANS STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
THE INCREMENT WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE PIPELINES AND PRODUCT MARKETING COMPANY (PPMC), A SUBSIDIARY OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) ON WEDNESDAY.
THE NEW PRICE HAS SINCE STIRRED REACTIONS FROM NIGERIANS AND PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
