Addressing the press in Jos, the Plateau State capital, the group, led by its president,
Ebi said: "The recent adjustment in the pump price was done without adequate consultation with relevant stakeholders in the oil and gas value chain.
"To our greatest surprise, His Excellency, Chief Timipre Sylva, the Honourable Minister of State for
"That triggered him to issue a press statement through his Media Adviser, Mr. Horatius Egua, denying the obvious fact of the adjustment and also assured Nigerians that President
He said that the minister described what was happening as the handiwork of mischief makers and those planning to discredit the achievements of
According to him, "In response to this, our team delegated some of our members to visit NNPCL retail to ascertain the extant price of the product. To our greatest surprise, NNPCL has since adjusted their pump price. The same applies to all stations owned by major marketers. Numerous independent marketers are now selling above N400 per litre, where it is available.
"Does NNPCL no longer report to the Minister of State for
"Is NNPCL now in the hands of mischief makers and those planning to discredit President
"As we plan towards the 2023 election amidst gross hardship, our members can't be disenfranchised and stopped from travelling to states where they registered to vote due to artificial fuel scarcity.
"Therefore, we want to call on President
"We demand immediate overhaul of the leadership of NNPCL and some of its subsidiaries over the role they played in increasing PMS pump prices without adequate consultation, thereby triggering inflation and throwing millions of Nigerians into poverty.
"The president should immediately order NNPCL and oil marketers to reverse the current PMS that was done without due consultation until necessary palliatives to cushion the impact of the adjustment is put in place.
"Where our demands above are not met in two weeks, we shall be forced to mobilize our people to the streets to ensure that our demands are met.
"By this notice, all our states and local government structures are hereby mandated to commence mobilization for the mother of all protests."
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