Reno Omokri, a political analyst, has made some demands of President Bola Tinubu’s federal government in the aftermath of the removal of fuel subsidies.
Omokri stated that the removal of subsidies was part of the manifesto of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
He insisted, however, that civil servant salaries be increased and that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s multiple exchange rates be discontinued.
Omokri also urged the government to provide palliatives to Nigeria’s poorest citizens.
The former presidential candidate demanded that the 63 billion severance package intended for Buhari and his former vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, be halted until the aforementioned conditions are met.
He wrote;
I support the removal of fuel subsidy with my full chest. It was part of our manifesto as the Peoples Democratic Party, both under Waziri Atiku Abubakar, and former President Jonathan.
However: 1. Civil servants salaries have to be increased
2. The CBN must also immediately end multiple exchange rates
3. Palliatives must be paid to the poorest 5% of Nigerians
4. The ₦63 billion meant to pay severance to General Buhari, Osinbajo, and the outgone Governors should be halted until 1-3 have been implemented
If these conditions are met, it will be unpatriotic not to support the deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil industry.
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