THE Ondo State Chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the United Kingdom (UK) at the weekend expressed solidarity with Nigerian masses over the ongoing strike occasioned by the removal of oil subsidy by the federal government. The party maintained that the protests should not end until there is a change, saying “it is time Nigerians give it all it takes to get the kind of country they deserve.” The group also said the appointment of a former World Bank official as the Finance Minister has enslaved the country.
Expressing reservation over World Bank and IMF prescriptions, the group said, “It is a fact that many European countries are struggling economically, yet they still refused to accept economic policies suggested by them; why should Nigeria accept them?”
The group also said “it is almost incredulous that the same Nigerians that the government finds it difficult to pay a decent minimum wage are now expected to pay N140 per litre of fuel.”
ACN in a communiqué issued after its emergency meeting and sent on- line queried how resolute the government is about the issue of minimum wage compared to oil subsidy removal?
The statement signed by its Chairman, Tunde Doherty and Secretary, Dolapo Onajin, lamented lack of infrastructure and social welfare. It therefore said “Nigerians have had to resort to self-governance for so many years, yet the government still assumes it caters for them. In order to survive, you need to provide your own housing, electricity, water, security, education and others; what then is the relevance of government, it queried?
The ACN urged President Goodluck Jonathan to reduce the number of political office holders around him and provide citizenry with good infrastructure to raise their hopes as Nigerians.
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