The Asiwaju Mandate Group – AMG has sympathise with Nigerians over the biting effect of the fuel subsidy removal recently embarked upon by the President Asiwaju Tinubu administration, saying there will be light at the end of the tunnel.
The National Publicity Secretary of the group, Abubakar Dahiru, who made the call in a press statement said the President was aware of the hardship and is working assiduously to ameliorate the pains through providing succour and palliative.
Dahiru said AMG also emplore all well meaning Nigerians from the Labour Unions, Petroleum Marketers and relevant Stakeholders in the Oil and Gas industry to render full support and cooperation to the Federal Government as it decides on this policy direction for the overall and overriding good of All Nigerians irrespective of interests.
According to him, the group is optimistic and confident that the hardship in no distant time will pass just like many other challenges the country has faced in the past decades.
“We are of the opinion that “No pains no gains” as the popular maxim goes. The fuel subsidy has been an albatross and a clog on the wheel of economic progress of our country for a long time and at a point we must be forced to make the tough decision to let go for the sake of a prosperous future for us and posterity.
“We believe that the best time to have ended this obnoxious subsidy regime would have been “20 years ago, and the next best time is now” in line with a time tested Chinese proverb.
“Fortunately now we both have a leadership that is determined to right the wrongs and is also equipped with the requisite know-how, knowledge, intelligence and above all courage to take this Bull by the horn against all odds.
“We are very optimistic and confident that this also will pass just like many other challenges we have bourn as a Nation and people. We find relief and solace in the strong conviction that “Surely after every hardship comes ease”.
“We therefore appeal to Nigerians to bear this trying phase with tact, equanimity and faith in expectations of better days ahead in no distant time Gods willing.
