The House of
Representatives will do
everything legally
possible to stop the
removal of fuel subsidy,
Deputy Minority Leader Rep
Suleiman Abdurahman Sumaila
(ANPP, Kano) has said.
Reacting to the announcement of
removal of subsidy by the
Petroleum Products Pricing and
Regulatory Agency (PPPRA)
yesterday, Sumaila said when the
House resumes from the
Christmas break on January 10
the lawmakers will examine the
situation and take necessary
action.
“We will use the law to stop this
inhuman act. It’s another form of
terrorism against Nigerians that
are already impoverished. We will
not fail to salvage them from this
bondage and enslavement,”
Sumaila said.
The House, according to the
Minority Leader, had already
taken a stand rejecting subsidy
removal and as such it will not fail
to
protect its position since that
is the wish of all Nigerians.
Although Sumaila did not disclose
in specific terms what action the
lower legislative chamber will
take, sources said the MPs are
contemplating inserting the
subsidy fund in the 2012
appropriation bill currently
undergoing legislation before the
National Assembly.
The House had before going on
recess last December rejected fuel
subsidy
removal while
considering the Medium Term
Expenditure Frame Work (MTEF)
of the Federal government for
2012-2013.
The MPs have said that subsidy
removal was “premature” and as
such revenue sources other than
that should be explored by the
government.
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