The National President of the Heavy-Duty Truck Drivers Association, Uche Nebuwa, has said there will be no remedy to the hike in the pump price of fuel caused by subsidy removal unless old refineries are repaired.
Nebuwa also condemned the proposed palliatives by President Bola Tinubu to lessen the suffering of the masses.
He stated this during the inauguration of the Uzoeghelu motor park, at Ugwu Nwasike-Nkwo market, along old Onitsha-Enugu road, Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra, on Thursday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
He said, “Fuel hike is a very big problem to us transporters; President Bola Tinubu would have consulted us before the removal of the fuel subsidy. No palliatives will solve this issue of hike in fuel pump price except the old refineries are repaired.”
He pointed out that the alleged distribution of solar lights as palliatives “would not have any positive effect on Nigerians; rather, it will worsen” the situation.
“They just introduced that to calm frayed nerves for now. But it will not work as everybody is crying, and it has also caused more harm than good to the present socio-political and economic quagmire that we are trying to set ourselves free from,” he added.
