Ebonyi Senator Justifies Fuel Subsidy Removal, Calls For Patience
Benjamin Nworie in Abakaliki
The Senator representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone, Senator Kenneth Eze yesterday stated that the removal of fuel subsidy was an unavoidable measure to prevent the federal government and the other tiers of government from running out of resources.
He noted that the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s led administration would soon manifest and things would be better in Nigeria.
Eze, who is the Senate Committee Chairman on Information made stated this at his home town, Ohaigbo Amagu in Ezza South Local Government Area (LGA) of the
The Ebonyi Senator who stated this during his one year constituency briefing and presentation of agricultural and empowerment items to his constituents noted the subsidy removal made funds available for the FG and states to function effectively.
The Senate Committee chairman on Information and National Orientation said that though the effects of the subsidy might be hard, its overall benefits would soon be acknowledged by the citizens of the country.
According to him: “the removal was an unavoidable measure to prevent the government from running out of resources”.
“States in particular could not had seen funds to run its operations if the subsidy was not removed. I join other leaders in the country to urge the citizens to be patient”.
He explained that the economic problems Nigeria is facing currently did not begin with the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu but had built up for several years.
“Nigerians should know that the leaders feel their pains but with time, the policies of the present administration would manifest fully and things would be better.
“It takes a courageous and responsive government to take endearing economic policies which would not only correct the mistakes of the past but would secure the citizens’s future”.
Eze during the briefing, distributed over 1000 bags of fertilizer to farmers across the four LGAs which make up his constituency, assuring them of continued provision of democratic dividends.
He explained that the recent nationwide protest affected the transportation of the fertilizer from the depot in the North ahead of the event, but assured that as more of the fertilizers arrive the State, more farmers would benefit.
He noted that 220 bags of fertilizer was allocated to Ezza North, LGA, 220 to Ezza South, 400 to Ikwo, and 320 to Ishielu LGAs.
“I have made a financial allocation of N10 million to ease the transportation of the fertilizer to your various wards”.
“I have played pivotal roles in the passage of five significant bills in the National Assembly, co-sponsored several other important bills and stopped the passage of bills detrimental to my constituents’ interest”
“I have facilitated the employment of over fifty Ebonyi people in the federal civil service as part of ongoing efforts to combat unemployment in the state, Senator Eze said.
He thanked the State Governor, Francis Ogbonnaya Nwifuru, for fostering unity and adhering to the people’s charter of needs manifesto, noting that the governor would always have his support and that of his constituents.
“We wouldn’t have gotten our share of his magnanimity if not for the unity he entrenched in the state, as he created an enabling environment that allows leaders serve their people effectively,”
