As Nigerians celebrate Christmas lamenting over poor economy and fuel crisis, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has promised that Nigerians will not spend the next one queuing for petrol if they vote for him in February.
In an issued press statement at the weekend by the media aide to Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, quoted the former vice-president as saying that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has set a record for the longest petrol scarcity in the history of the country.
Abubakar said it is sad that President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to address the situation. The former vice president said voting for the APC in February would be a rein- forcement of failure and could push Nigeria further into an existential crisis.
The Wazirin Adamawa, who said the APC is seeking a third term through Senator Bola Tinubu, told Nigerians to reject the ruling party, saying “To Nigerians, we say the ability to change your destiny lies in your hands”.
He noted that the current fuel scarcity started in January this year with occasional reliefs and a series of excuses ranging from the importation of dirty fuel from Belgium to flooding in some parts of the country, among others.
“It is disheartening that a country that claims to spend $40m daily on petrol subsidy cannot still make the product available to its people. This is clear evidence that the money is going into private pockets ahead of elections at the expense of Nigerians.
“The APC, which is running for a third-term through the person of Bola Tinubu, is now promising renewed hope after dash- ing the hopes of millions ofNigerians for the last eight years. It is exasperating that Tinubu is promising to remove fuel subsidy when his party has retained it for the last seven years and spent billions of dollars subsidising criminality. It is obvious that Tinubu’s statement is an indictment on Buhari”.
““Atiku Abubakar hereby promises Nigerians that this will be their last Christmas that will be spent at a filling station queuing for petrol. Voting APC in February will be a reinforcement of failure which could push Nigeria into an existential crisis”.
