A coalition of civil society groups, under the aegis of The People’s Alternative Movement, on Friday in Benin, Edo State capital, protested against the Federal Government’s planned hike of petroleum products. The group earlier warned that it would mobilise the masses to protest against what it termed continuous impoverishment of Nigerians by the government using fuel subsidy removal and increment of electricity tariff as tools. “To end the problem in the petroleum industry, Nigerian oil should be refined in Nigeria. The Petroleum Industry Act is anchored on the privatisation of the industry and the mess we found ourselves in this country today is on account of the greed by a few. Benedict Onwugbenu, said the President was doing what he led a protest against some years ago.

Source: Punch January 21, 2022 23:21 UTC