The Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN),Oyo State Chapter, has urged the Federal Government to completely shelve the idea of fuel subsidy removal in the interest of the poor masses.
This is contained in a communique issued on Tuesday in Ibadan by its Chairman, Alhaji Ridwan Fasasi at the end of the monthly meeting of the Association held at NTA, Ibadan Zonal Station.
The association appreciated the federal government for suspending the planned removal of fuel subsidy following the public outcry.
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MMPN said that the burden of hike in fuel pump price at the last stage of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is tantamount to inflicting more hardship on the suffering masses.
It urged the Federal Government to concentrate more on ensuring that all refineries are put to 100 per cent utilisation in order to permanently address the tales of fuel subsidy.
The association similarly expressed concern over indiscriminate construction of filling and gas station outlets in residential areas in the country.
The association wondered why the government approved such locations all in the name of revenue generations.
MMPN called on the government to employ or involve indigenous professionals in solving the nation’s protracted problems, stressing that such step remained the best solution at this period.
The association also enjoined the Federal Government to address the problems in the health sector stressing that if care was not taken; the brain drain currently being experienced in the sector would adversely affect healthcare delivery in the country.
It observed with concern the increasing cases of abductions and killings for rituals in the country and Get-Rich-Quick syndrome among the youths, which the association deplored and attributed to loss of values and lack of parental care. (NAN)
