Fuel Subsidy Breaking News! :Militants Surround Oil Platforms

 Fuel Subsidy Breaking News!: Militants Mobilize To Attack Oil Platforms  

There is tension right now in the Niger delta, as members of  the militant group popularly known as MEND (movement for the emancipation of the Niger Delta) have gone ahead to show signs of making good their threat 

to attack members of PENGASSAN if they join the nation wide strike against fuel subsidy removal.

You would recall that Alhaji Asari Dokubo had on the 13th of January stated in rally in support of fuel subsidy removal that any one who attempts to frustrate Goodluck Jonathan's Good intentions for Nigeria will face face the full wrath of the Niger delta militants. He made a special emphasis on the threat by PENGASSAN to down tools.

 President Comrade Babatunde Ogun

Already president of PENGASSAN, Comrade Babatunde Ogu along with a couple of his exco members had earlier complained about receiving threat messages warning them not to down tools for their own safety.

12 PM of Sunday the 15th of January 2012 is the dead line issued by PENGASSAN to the federal government to revert to the former pump price of N65 per liter of fuel or face their wrath.

The implication of PENGASSAN's threat if carried out, is a total shut down of the Nigerian economy. NEPA, GSM services, Aviation services and everything associated with energy will have to completely shut down.

Internationally, since Nigeria is one of the largest suppliers of crude oil to America and Europe, Oil prices there will rise thus affecting their economy directly. Already the threat by PENGASSAN had already caused prices of Crude oil in the international market to go up by 2%.

Stay Tuned as the drama unfolds.....

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Nigeria's Execucutive Arm Of Government 25% Salary Reduction - Over 800,000 Government Jobs Creation

President Goodluck Jonathan Of Nigeria

President Goodluck Jonathan, Saturday night, in a national broadcast. announced new policy measures to ameliorate the hardship on Nigerians occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy.

President Jonathan said that some of the measures include; the cutting of salaries of all political office holders by 25 percent; the directive that all ministries, departments and agencies(MDAs) to reduce their overheads; and reduction of all overseas travels by government officials to the bearest minimum in 2012.

The President also promised to sanitise the oil industries, just as he promised to launch by tomorow a robust mass transit programme, in partnership with states, LGs, transport owners and banking institutions with zero percent interest rate.

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“To save Nigeria, we must all be prepared to make sacrifices. On the part of Government, we are taking several measures aimed at cutting the size and cost of governance, including on-going and continuous effort to reduce the size of our recurrent expenditure and increase capital spending. In this regard, I have directed that overseas travels by all political office holders, including the President, should be reduced to the barest minimum. The size of delegations on foreign trips will also be drastically reduced; only trips that are absolutely necessary will be approved.

” For the year 2012, the basic salaries of all political office holders in the Executive arm of government will be reduced by 25%. Government is also currently reviewing the number of committees, commissions and parastatals with overlapping responsibilities. The Report on this will be submitted shortly and the recommendations will be promptly implemented. In the meantime, all Ministries, Departments and Agencies must reduce their overhead expenses.”

To save Nigeria, we must all be prepared to make sacrifices. On the part of Government, we are taking several measures aimed at cutting the size and cost of governance, including on-going and continuous effort to reduce the size of our recurrent expenditure and increase capital spending. In this regard, I have directed that overseas travels by all political office holders, including the President, should be reduced to the barest minimum. The size of delegations on foreign trips will also be drastically reduced; only trips that are absolutely necessary will be approved.

For the year 2012, the basic salaries of all political office holders in the Executive arm of government will be reduced by 25%. Government is also currently reviewing the number of committees, commissions and parastatals with overlapping responsibilities. The Report on this will be submitted shortly and the recommendations will be promptly implemented. In the meantime, all Ministries, Departments and Agencies must reduce their overhead expenses.

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.......In my personal view, i think Nigerians are very very tired of Promises. And President Goodluck Jonathan Knows it. I have a good feeling about this promises From Goodluck Jonathan, because with the kind of anger Nigerian demonstrated in the last few days, only a fearless fool will dear deceive us now. I dought if that can be said of Goodluck Jonathan.