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There is tension in the camp of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, over increasing protests from lawmakers, following recent actions taken by President Muhammadu Buhari-led istration.

The fear, Daily Sun gathered, is borne of claims that some of the lawmakers drawn from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were plotting to convene an emergency sitting next week.

The emergency sitting, it was further gathered, is to provide an avenue for lawmakers to question the response of the leadership to recent hikes of electricity and petroleum products.

The Petroleum Pipeline and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporations (NNPC), had on Wednesday announced a new ex-depot price of N151.56k for petrol.

However, some filling stations owned by Independent marketers dispensed the product at between N162 and N164 per litre, depending on their location.

Lawmakers spearheading the move against Lawan are complaining that the inaction of the leadership was fueling a conspiracy against them.

“There’s this sentiment against lawmakers in our constituencies. They think that we are not doing enough and they’ve now labelled us stooges of Buhari. They call us rubber stamp and Lawan and other leaders of the Senate are not doing anything. Yet, Lawan wants us to approve everything sent to us by Buhari because they put him in office. We made a mistake by not insisting on having our own as president. We wanted to be loyal to our party, the APC. Today, we regret it,” a senator said in confidence.

Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru, in a chat with newsmen, said he was currently out of town and could not confirm if there were plans to convene an emergency sitting.

“President of the Senate called me a while ago. I’m not sure what he wanted to discuss with me. It may have been related to that. But I can’t tell. The Senate committee chairman on Rules and Business can confirm that,” he said.

As part of moves to further escalate the issue, the senator told Daily Sun that a world press conference was being planned. He said consultations were ongoing at the zonal caucuses about the protest which according to him, could be concluded by the weekend.

He said many senators were disappointed in the hurried manner the fuel price hike was done without consultation with the National Assembly.

Senate president had earlier this year claimed he waded into a planned hike in the electricity tariff. He had also claimed the development resulted in its postponement till the first quarter of 2021.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, Obinna Ogba, said the increase in electricity tariff and fuel price at a time the economy was yet to recover from the deadly effects of COVID-19 showed government’s insensitivity.

“The country and indeed the whole world is facing serious problem right now because of the pandemic. Therefore, these increases are not good at all. It is adding salt to injury,” he said.

But Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has defended Federal Government’s decision to hike petrol pump price and electricity tariff, saying the right amounts must be paid to attract investments to the sectors.

He told journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari to present a publication on his first one year in office that Nigerians should be able to pay the slight increase since they will also enjoy lower prices when the prices of crude oil drop.

“First, you want to enjoy lower prices when the prices of crude are low and then not want to pay for a slight increase when there is an increase in price of crude.

“The price of crude is directly proportional to the price of refined products. So, I believe that is what is happening at the moment.”

On electricity tariff increase, he observed that there had not been an appropriate pricing, which had militated against the value chain of the power sector.

He said there was, therefore, the need make the electricity value chain profitable to attract investment and have enough electricity for transmission.

“In of the tariff increase in the electricity industry, again, we also have to decide what we want to do. We all complain that we are not generating enough electricity and we all complain about the fact that we don’t have the right infrastructure to transmit electricity, we complain about the fact that the distribution companies do not seem to be efficient. The problem is because, perhaps, the pricing is not right.

“If you want people to invest in production of gas, in gas floatation, which our turbines and our power plants rely on, we must ensure that the entire value chain is profitable. Because if one part of it is not profitable, that means there will be a short fall in one of the value chains, if we don’t have enough investment.

“So, if you don’t have enough investment in gas gathering, if we don’t have enough investment in gas transportation, we will not have enough gas supply to sustain the quantum of generation we require as a government or as a nation. And when we don’t have that, we don’t have enough that will be transmitted to our homes and the transmission grid, and then, we continue to complain. So, really the truth is that it’s a cache 22 situation.“

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/senators-protest-fuel-electricity-hikes/amp/

Rubber stamp has no say !

Damnnnnn niggarrr
This is not alright
This is no longer funny....
Price of food increase
Fuel increase
Electricity hike

Swallow me took second position. That's nice.

Every sector of Nigeria needs emergency...
U all can lead the protest. But its far much better u make moves to impeach the president.

This is not the time to increase fuel price in our darling nation at all.

Not with all that is going on around the world, pandemic et al,
When people are finding it difficult to survive.

This is the same reason we voted out the party of thieves and criminals.

This is not the change we voted for.

The same way we sane, honest and hardworking Nigerians praised this government when they reduced fuel price sometimes ago, we should make sure we put our voice together to castigate and talk against this.

That is the voice the government will listen to,
Not the voice of children of hate, frustration and perdition that have never seen any good thing in our country,
That all they do is to wail continously in life.
They even wailed when the price was reduced.
They have been wailing since PMB won the election, even before swearing in!
They are not wailing for the common man like (Omotola) and all other sane and honest people are doing, but they are wailing in pain that the corrupt money being shared to them by the losers they is not forthcoming anymore.
They have been so used to corruption, they see it as a way of life.
That is what we stand against.

Sane, honest and hardworking Nigerians,
Let us come together to Say no to this fuel increase, We need no increament at this time and please ignore enemies of the country that want the evil politicians they voted for to remain in power together.

This is not the change we voted for.
Something must be done about this NOW!
God bless Nigeria.

If you are a genuine Nigerian against this increase like us,
Signify and let us take it from here,
We have the Voice and the Power as citizens.
And if you are an enemy of the nation,
aka, children of hate and perdition, aka swines, and dare quote this post to wail,
May the suffering of the masses go to your heads and the heads of your looters you a 100 folds.
May you be strike down with the hatred for our country that has consumed you from day one.
Quote, let us know who will be struck rn!

We Rise

November1857:
Rubber stamp has no say !

Dem talk : wahala,
Dem keep quiet : trouble.

Must you wail in every situation,
even serious issue like this?

Please , tell us .........

OK oooo, confused government.

Scam.. Make e no be like say them no talk..

How are they protesting

Forget matter. Nigerians have already accepted the new prices o jare.. What more to expect from a government that cares so much for the people

It's part of the promised "shange"

Let's enjoy!

Like if they care.
One thing I am certain about is everyone will reap what he or she has sown. These people don't feel anything.

The masses are the ones who do

Crime rate has increased, prices of goods in the market have increased, now these.

This country is horrible

na who this people think say dem dey deceive Una think say we be fool abi

Ok

This government is heartless....at a time when other countries are providing palliatives for its citizens...they are giving us more pain and discomfort...may God help us this next 3years...

Mtcheeeeew
Why are they bothering themselves, NigeriN yoots are still busy with bb9ja!
When they are done, premiership would resume, please let them be! Nigerian yoots don't like stress!

Not funny

So many people lost their jobs,some have never been employed since they graduated, price of food items skyrocketed.
No light, police and sars brutality everyday, people are looking for money,bad roads, no infrastructural development.

people are finding it hard to cope and all our government can think of is to increase electricity bill and fuel pump price.

God will judge all our leaders who are in or involved in this untold hardship.

May God help the masses and bless the masses. It is well with us

Story.

Na so dem go dey do like sey dem no know about it

Mtchwwwwwww, rubber stamp Senate

Some are still laughing here, what's funny about this hike?

Nice move from Senate, it should be reviewed and return to former price

Audio protest. If you know, you know.

These bastards will not stop until Nigeria is totally grounded & plunged into the worst of chaos & anarchy.

There are good guys among them but they are outnumbered

post=93552426:
Kool

Don't just talk. you think ppl take you serious

who these fools wan use catch cruise? acting like they really care. Ndi ara

They should hit the street as well

Rubber stamp senate, bunch of useless mofos.

They should invite the minister for petroleum to come and explain things and if he doesn't come or decides to send the junior minister, they should take to the streets.

But I'm sure all these they're doing is audio protest.

delkuf:
Don't just talk. you think ppl take you serious

You left 30 other comments on this front page and quote only our post and you don't take us serious?
Like seriously?
What delkuf!
Nice moniker!

OK seen..