Onuesoke Explains Reasons For Supporting Atiku Privatization Of Refineries, Others

"The wastage in NNPC is much and government has no business running it" .... Onuesoke.



Against the outcry from opposition members concerning the position of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar towards the privatisation of the nation's refineries and other assets, a prominent chieftain of the PDP has come up to given reasons as to the position of Atiku.

Environmental expert and former gubernatorial aspirant in Delta state, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has explained the reasons why he joined others to throw his weight behind the proposed privatization of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and other sectors of the economy by the PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Waziri Adamawa.

Onuesoke, who spoke to journalists  on Monday after arising from a meeting of the Atiku Caucus Group in Lagos said the privatization of the refineries and other sector of the economy will not only  eradicate corruption, but it will strike balance, equity and fairness across the geo-political zones of the country.

He disclosed that privatization will kill corruption and create jobs for youths,  just as he advised that Government should deepen on taxes from the private.

"Come to the developed world and see how the private sectors  are booming and creating employment too. In Germany, a lot of companies are looking for workers", he revealed.

The environmental expert alleged that with the level of corruption going on in NNPC, it is pertinent to deregulate the sector and allow private enterprises a chance to thrive.

"The privatisation of the existing refineries in the country would create opportunities for new ones that will be viable and efficient to meet the needs of the nation", he explained.

He described those against the privatization of NNPC as ignorance because they do not know about the wastage taking place in Corporation.

According to him, "the wastage in NNPC is much and government has no business running it. As long as it remains in government hands, it will continue to be a tool for massive corruption for any president that comes in".

"Let's ask ourselves a simple question; What have Nigerians benefitted from NNPC since it was created aside from sharing and stealing money from there? We have a government that runs the place that says subsidy is a fraud, but pays higher subsidies than previous government after increasing the price of fuel. When will Nigerians get sense?

"Some antagonists will say what became of electricity after privatization? What they should understand is that if our power sector is fully privatised like NITEL, the problem of electricity could have been gone like telephone today. Look at Peace Airlines that started some years ago, it is doing well  but, Nigeria airways is grounded".

He advised Nigerian electorates to cast their votes for Aiku  Abubakar because he is the man God has chosen to lift Nigeria out of poverty, ignorance and disease.

"He will lift Nigeria from being the poverty capital of the world to a country where even those who do not support him would come to love him. I appeal to Nigerians to for once rise above their personal prejudices and put Atiku to work for Nigeria", he appealed.