FUEL CRISIS: SOYINKA, FALANA, ODUMAKIN, OTHERS, PLEASE SPEAK OUT...... Onuesoke Urges Activists

As the biting fuel scarcity continues to prevail as Nigerians celebrate the yuletide, prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has called on Nigerian acclaimed activities and human rights activists to speak out in order to save the people from the present hardship.

Onuesoke particularly called on renowned activities in persons of Professor Wole Soyinka, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, Femi Falana, Joy Odumakin and others who were at the forefront of 2012 fuel protest during the tenure of former President Goodluck Jonathan to equally speak out against the present hardship the masses are facing with respect to scarcity of fuel.

The PDP chieftain who made the appeal after purchasing fuel for N420 per liter in Abuja   said what is happening presently in Nigeria  with respect to fuel scarcity despite the high price of the commodity is evidence that the APC lead government do not have anything to offer, adding that it is also an irony of life that the activists we expected to assist  the mases in time of need  have abandoned them  to their fate.

Onuesoke argued that if they did not speak out against the present hardship caused by this present government, it means they are taking sides with the APC lead government.

“What are the Soyinkas, Femi Falana,  Joy Odumakins,  Pastor Bakares and others  who claimed to be activists and defenders  of the masses  doing now when  the prices of the commodities went to the roof top and it is not available in this present administration", he said.

“When former President Goodluck Jonathan wanted to deregulate the oil sector and raised fuel pump price; they protested.  They shut down the country for six days. Then they claimed they were fighting for the interest of their generations". 

“But when this present government who promised to reduce fuel pump price during campaign removed fuel subsidy and increased fuel pump price from N65 to N145 per litre, none of them raised an eyebrow. They pretended as if they were not aware of the astronomical increase of fuel pump price by the President Muhammadu Buhari's government".

"That is the hypocrisy of the Western people. They are the enemies of the nation", Onuesoke stated.