The ground appears to have been prepared for another New Year confrontation between President Goodluck Jonathan and organised labour, following a stiff opposition by civil rights groups to a suit asking Jonathan to totally remove the subsidy on fuel in 2013.
A chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Stanley Okeke, has filed a suit in which he is asking a Federal High Court to compel the President to remove fuel subsidy totally.
Chief Okeke, who's of the Anambra State chapter of the party, is also asking the court to compel Jonathan to return to the Federation Account “such money earlier appropriated and or approved for the payment of fuel subsidy.”
But the Save Nigeria Group said the suit was a grand plot to deceive Nigerians, while human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, vowed that civil society organisations would oppose Chief Okeke, his pay masters and what the suit represents “vehemently”.
An elder statesman, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, also described the suit as a “dubious diversion.”
But the Save Nigeria Group said the suit was a grand plot to deceive Nigerians, while human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, vowed that civil society organisations would oppose Chief Okeke, his pay masters and what the suit represents “vehemently”.
An elder statesman, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, also described the suit as a “dubious diversion.”
Chief Okeke had insisted that Jonathan is working for the good of Nigerians and as such should be allowed to remove the subsidy so there would be no more corruption in the oil industry.
Thunder damage u n ur bloody family "thief okeke"
ReplyDeleteThis useless nonentity is the Mad Man of the Year 2012. tonto
ReplyDeleteDis Man (Okeke), I tink he is mentaly sick & he is in need of medical atension as a matter of urgency.... Stupid Millitant, Idiot. BABS
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