Written by Joseph Edgar
Look, me and some very reasonable people are not being
carried away by this Andy UBA’s hemlock. His decision to release 13 million
liters of fuel is nothing but crass betrayal and a childish attempt at populism
in the face of imminent disgrace by the incoming government.
carried away by this Andy UBA’s hemlock. His decision to release 13 million
liters of fuel is nothing but crass betrayal and a childish attempt at populism
in the face of imminent disgrace by the incoming government.
We are tired of this kind of symbolism, this is what has put
us in this place of global mockery and national helplessness. How many filling
stations does Uba have, what is the national fuel usage, he releases 15 days
worth of fuel to the Nation and after that what next, we are still faced with
the same issues that led to the strike in the first place.
us in this place of global mockery and national helplessness. How many filling
stations does Uba have, what is the national fuel usage, he releases 15 days
worth of fuel to the Nation and after that what next, we are still faced with
the same issues that led to the strike in the first place.
Has he resolved his wahala with AMCON? Has he cleared
himself of the fuel subsidy mess? Has he paid back Coscharis and other
investors he has been owing. Abeg he is part of this problem and should go sit
down with the union to engage government in a bid to finding lasting solution
to the issue of subsidy and fuel supply in the country.
himself of the fuel subsidy mess? Has he paid back Coscharis and other
investors he has been owing. Abeg he is part of this problem and should go sit
down with the union to engage government in a bid to finding lasting solution
to the issue of subsidy and fuel supply in the country.
What Uba is doing can lead to the inevitable destruction of
the country. If unions decide to go on strike to bring to the fore the
underlying and covered up issues of corruption, back handling, favoritism that
has bedeviled not only the subsidy regiment but the whole gamut of the
demystification of the petroleum industry and one person decides to break ranks
and moves fuel, he should be arrested because he knows that by the time the
country is on complete lockdown all the underground schemes would come up in
the open.
the country. If unions decide to go on strike to bring to the fore the
underlying and covered up issues of corruption, back handling, favoritism that
has bedeviled not only the subsidy regiment but the whole gamut of the
demystification of the petroleum industry and one person decides to break ranks
and moves fuel, he should be arrested because he knows that by the time the
country is on complete lockdown all the underground schemes would come up in
the open.
To me, Uba’s move is aimed at scuttling the cleansing process
this strike would have thrown up. He wants us to continue to be held to ransom
by his ilk hence his decision to break rank so that the strike will collapse.
This we must fight. We must reject his poisonous fuel. Let the strike continue.
Let companies shut down, let there be no light, let there be no fuel, let
schools, hospitals, radio stations all shut down. We are ready for the
sacrifice, we will not die if the aim is to clean up the system and throw
people like UBA who have held us in contempt by their nefarious activities in
the downstream sector into the dustbin.
this strike would have thrown up. He wants us to continue to be held to ransom
by his ilk hence his decision to break rank so that the strike will collapse.
This we must fight. We must reject his poisonous fuel. Let the strike continue.
Let companies shut down, let there be no light, let there be no fuel, let
schools, hospitals, radio stations all shut down. We are ready for the
sacrifice, we will not die if the aim is to clean up the system and throw
people like UBA who have held us in contempt by their nefarious activities in
the downstream sector into the dustbin.
The incoming Government should immediately engage the unions
and assure them of their genuine desire to look critically into all the issues
with a view to bringing lasting solutions to this matter. The outgoing
Government have given themselves the last disgrace with this show of shame.
They have prefabricated and run into their holes, we no longer are interested
in them. Let the probes start, let Uba come out and tell us how he got his 13 million
liters.
and assure them of their genuine desire to look critically into all the issues
with a view to bringing lasting solutions to this matter. The outgoing
Government have given themselves the last disgrace with this show of shame.
They have prefabricated and run into their holes, we no longer are interested
in them. Let the probes start, let Uba come out and tell us how he got his 13 million
liters.
We are tired. We are tired. I don’t want his fuel. He should
go and dump them in the Lagoon.
go and dump them in the Lagoon.
Joseph Edgar is an investment banker who writes as a hobby
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