Subsidy removal: Jonathan must listen to the masses - CNPP

THE Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), on Sunday, said whatever opinion President Goodluck Jona-than should have on fuel subsidy removal, he must listen to the masses and read the lips of his countrymen, the legislators, trade unions and the clergy.CNPP was reacting to a statement credited to the president that the country would crash if fuel subsidy stays.The national publicity secretary of the organi-sation, Osita Okechukwu,, who reacted on behalf of CNPP, through an e-mail, maintained that the statement credited to Jonathan was not only unpresidential and unpatriotic, but called into question the motive of the president in fiercely rejecting the public opinion against the removal of the petroleum products subsidy.'CNPP is at a loss how the president, who came from a humble background, went to school barefoot without sandals and came to power by good luck, will align himself with those in favour of fuel taxation, hence building a poor country of few rich people,' he said.According to him, 'he (Jonathan) should read the lips of his countrymen, the legislators, trade unions and the clergy,' adding that 'we are of the candid view that the national consensus subsisting is that instead of wasting N1.2 trillion per annum in the last years in subsidising petroleum pro-ducts importation, the money could have been used to build new refineries, employ Nigerians and utilise the crude oil derivatives to power our textile industries.
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