A group which goes by the name: Concerned Ijaw Transformation Ambassadors, CITA, has called on the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu and the national chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun to tender an unreserved apology to former President, Goodluck Jonathan for opposing the removal of fuel subsidy on the 1st of January, 2012.
Making this demand in
a press statement signed by its President, Arerebo Salaco Yerinmene Peters and
Spokesman, Obiri Wenebokefe Jonathan, CITA also asked Professor Wole Soyinka,
Pastor Tunde Bakare, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, the leadership and members of the
Save Nigeria Group to join in issuing the apology.
It averred that the
professed patriots incited and led Nigerians to protest against the removal of
subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, adding that, “They
blatantly criticized this policy of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as a sheer scam
targeted at unleashing untold hardship to the average Nigerian and sponsored
protests and demonstrations which even led to the death of some Nigerians.”
The statement
continued, “We are berserkly puzzled that these same persons who feigned
patriotism and advocacy for social justice turned a new leaf and now pioneer
and celebrate the removal of fuel subsidy under President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Have they become
proponents of a new school of thought? Was their disenchantment with the
removal of fuel subsidy under Dr. Goodluck Jonathan triggered by sentiments of
ethnic and political differences? “Was the Save Nigeria Group a sheep covering
veiling a calculated synergy to make Nigeria ungovernable for Dr. Goodluck
Jonathan?
“It is crystal clear
that the emotions of a great chunk of naïve and gullible Nigerians were incited
and their passions ignited to fight against the success of the Nigerian Federal
Government under a peace loving and law abiding democratic President tagging it
as being anti-people.
“On behalf of the
foregoing, we direct the Save Nigeria Group and its leaders and members to
tender an unreserved apology to Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.”
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