By; PATRICK TITUS, Uyo
A diaspora group under the aegis of Association of Nigerian Professionals in United Kingdom has called for speedy implementation of measures aimed at reducing the hardship on Nigerians occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal policy.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo, signed by its Coordinator, Comrade Innocent Udoidiong, expressed concerned at the suffering that the Nigerian masses are made to go through.
According to the statement, “If subsidy is removed to curb corruption, its removal should not rather lead to suffering by Nigerians. Something must be done and that should be as a matter of urgency,”
The group on the other hand, lauded President Tinubu for the courage to get rid of the ‘obnoxious’ fuel subsidy policy which it noted had remained a “channel for perpetration of fraud by some criminal elements.”
It also expressed commitment to support the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government, while calling on the government to continue to evolve people-oriented policies and programmes geared towards improving the lives of vulnerable Nigerians.
“Watching closely you would realise that His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has started on a good note, indicating that he did not just dabble into it. He thoroughly prepared himself for the mantle. All we need at this moment is prayer and support to enable him succeed.”
Comrade Udoidiong admonished that only well-coordinated economic policies and programmes can catalyse the desired sustainable development and progress in the nation.
The group, describing President Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima as strategic leaders with vast experience, further congratulated the duo on their election victory and inauguration.
They also commended the President for standing by the zoning arrangement of the All Progressives Congress by supporting Senator Godswill Akpabio and Tajudeen Abbas to emerge as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively.
It further urged Nigerians at home and in diaspora to cooperate and support the President Tinubu-led government while maintaining peace and tranquillity in their domains.
