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A group, National Prayer Altar, has accused the leadership of APC of being unmindful of the hardship faced by Nigerians following the removal of subsidy of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol.
It specifically faulted President Bola Tinubu for not making provision for palliatives before embarking on subsidy, saying most Nigerians now go to bed hungry.
This was contained in a statement jointly signed, yesterday, by Bosun Emmanuel, Kontein Trinya, Sylvester Mbamali, Linda Ndache, Alabi Mojirade and Hauwa Kure.
The statement read in part: “The recent announcement by the APC on the ‘removal of petroleum subsidy’ without appropriate remediation for the plight of the masses reminds one of the story of King Rehoboam in the Bible. Soon as Rehoboam was up on the throne, he demonstrated a gross lack of empathy with the hardships of the people. The nation was soon destroyed under him. A Yoruba proverb warns that the eye that would see the evening does not stir dust in the morning.
“By its austere ‘welcome greeting,’ the APC appears to have affirmed that it is set to afflict Nigerians with more suffering than they had endured under Buhari.
“Unfortunately, it is the same political group that, in 2012, vehemently opposed and castigated the former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, for attempting to initiate the same process that they now hail. The hypocrisy is choking.”
The group said that even the judiciary that should be the hope of the common man, appears to be on trial
“While the world watches on as the current electoral cases go on at the Tribunal, let it be known that it is the judiciary that is on trial this time, not so much the elections, for Nigerians across political and other divides know the truth. In the weeks to come, Nigerians shall pronounce their verdict on the judiciary, whether guilty or not guilty.”
