SERAP Asks FG To Reduce Fuel Price, Says Increase Is Unfair To Nigerians
Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has frowned at the decision of the federal government to increase the price of fuel, calling it an unfair treatment of Nigerians who are battling with the economic implications of the Covid-19 lockdown.
SERAP, in a tweet, stressed that the development was not a wise decision.
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“We urge President Buhari to immediately reverse proposed upward review of the retail pump price of petrol from N121.50 to between N140.80 and N143.80 per litre.
“Increasing fuel price in the middle of COVID-19 is unfair, illegal and a grave violation of human rights,” SERAP tweeted on Wednesday.
SERAP also urged the National Assembly to rise to the occasion and rescue vulnerable Nigerians from hardship.
SERAP claimed that the development is exploitative of Nigerians.
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“The National Assembly leadership should move swiftly to stop this travesty, and side with the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people.
“Oil shouldn’t be a ‘curse’ for Nigerians; being endowed with natural resources ought to be a synonym for opportunities and development,” SERAP stated.
