THE REMOVED FUEL SUBSIDY: WHY IT WAS A WRONG DECISIO
Currently, we are talk about subsidy removal and act like it all cool to take that off. But guess what, it's not cool in a bit. Subsidy is the right of the people and an obligation on the government of every country to make life easier for it people and make businesses thrive.
In America alone, the government subsidises many sectors of the economy to aid the livelihoods and ease the living standards of it citizens. The American government subsidises foods, fossil fuels, healthcare, and even farmers too. Saudi Arabia also subsidised petrol for it citizens, and many other countries too.
But what do the Nigerian government subsidise? Only Petrol! Well removing the subsidy even at this time wasn't a fair deal that considers all of it stakeholders, as this impedes activities and impose more sufferings the people, while reducing the living standards of an average Nigerian. If they claim the funds for subsidy is been embezzled by few capitalists within their system, they should have rather review that system or channel by which they subsidises the petrol, and ensuring adequacy and transparency is been maintained. Not to throw the baby with the bathwater.
What about fixing the refineries first, that should have been priotised so as to have a means by which we process and refines these crudes products locally and thereby curtailing and saving a lot of money from the many unnecessary expenses arising from the exporting and importing processes. Then, they could think of ending the subsidy or might even have no reasons to subsidise it any longer, after all these things are adequately done.
In conclusion, I propose that our government should critically review it decision about this issue, and place the welfare of the people at the center and forefront of the decision making processes. Government must think Nigerians first.
Thank you.
Make sure to follow on Twitter @EnabuleleOK
In America alone, the government subsidises many sectors of the economy to aid the livelihoods and ease the living standards of it citizens. The American government subsidises foods, fossil fuels, healthcare, and even farmers too. Saudi Arabia also subsidised petrol for it citizens, and many other countries too.
But what do the Nigerian government subsidise? Only Petrol! Well removing the subsidy even at this time wasn't a fair deal that considers all of it stakeholders, as this impedes activities and impose more sufferings the people, while reducing the living standards of an average Nigerian. If they claim the funds for subsidy is been embezzled by few capitalists within their system, they should have rather review that system or channel by which they subsidises the petrol, and ensuring adequacy and transparency is been maintained. Not to throw the baby with the bathwater.
What about fixing the refineries first, that should have been priotised so as to have a means by which we process and refines these crudes products locally and thereby curtailing and saving a lot of money from the many unnecessary expenses arising from the exporting and importing processes. Then, they could think of ending the subsidy or might even have no reasons to subsidise it any longer, after all these things are adequately done.
In conclusion, I propose that our government should critically review it decision about this issue, and place the welfare of the people at the center and forefront of the decision making processes. Government must think Nigerians first.
Thank you.
Make sure to follow on Twitter @EnabuleleOK
