..…Cautions Tinubu against parading ‘criminal’ politicians as good men in Aso Rock
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has seriously disapproved the increase in fuel prices in the country and at the same times cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on bringing back corrupt politicians and ex-convicts at the Presidential Villa.
The CLO expressed its concerns at a press conference held in Abuja on Tuesday, noting the unprecedented jump from N560 to N537 per liter to N700 – N617.
The President of the CLO Mr. Igho Akeregha, stated that the increase in fuel prices affected citizens and brought about long queues at filling stations across the country.
“The current fuel prices have reached an alarming rate of N700 per litre in most filling stations, while at the NNPC, it’s sold at N617.”
“These are leaders who promised palliatives, got $800 million in further loans from the World Bank, which they are now sharing among themselves,” he stated.
The CLO also highlighted the alleged misuse of funds by the National Assembly and the National Judicial Council, expressing disapproval of the N70 billion and N24 billion respectively allocated to these institutions from the $800 million World Bank loan.
The organisation called for the Nigerian public to remain vigilant and engage with these issues.
Focusing on the regrouping of politicians at the Presidential Villa, Akeregha criticized the recent visits by the former Governor of Delta state, James Ibori, and other ex-governors.
“What manner of support would they be giving to Tinubu beyond an arrangement to accommodate them in the underdeveloping of the country?” he questioned.
The CLO was particularly critical of the involvement of the ex-governor, who was sentenced in 2012 in the UK for money laundering.
“Most Nigerians would question the propriety of President Tinubu parading ‘criminal’ politicians as good men at the highest seat of power in the country,” Akeregha asserted.
He, therefore, emphasized the need for vigilance on the part of Nigerians, adding, “Impoverished Nigerians, who are currently reeling in pain from the so-called subsidy removal, multiple taxation, hikes in electricity tariffs, and other forms of neo-colonial slavery as direct consequences of corruption, must quickly awaken from their slumber and find their lost voice.”
The CLO urged Nigerians to organize and mobilize ‘to take back their country,’ warning that ‘eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.’