I’ll deliver on my promises inspite of challenges, Tinubu tells Nigerians…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told Nigerians that he will deliver on the promises he made inspite of the challenges currently facing the country.

Tinubu said this on Wednesday in his address to Muslims to usher in the New Islamic Year while imploring them to imbibe the important values of patience, perseverance, and faithfulness, which were the hallmarks of Prophet Muhammad.

He also urged the public to engage in prayers and supplications to God Almighty to direct and protect the path to greatness and prosperity of Nigeria.

Tinubu’s message came at a time Nigerians are groaning over the increase in the price of petrol which has further spiked the cost of living in the country.

Tinubu during his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023 said that subsidy on petrol was no longer feasible and has been removed.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) thereafter set the new prices per litre across the country which surged to N617 per litre in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja and N568 in Lagos on Tuesday.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has, however, rejected the new selling pump price of petrol per litre for N617.

The NLC president, Joe Ajaero, speaking during an interview said that Nigerians are being deceived on the issue of petrol pricing.

Ajaero while rejecting the new pump price of fuel further said that the masses are being punished unnecessarily.

Reacting to the increase of fuel pump prices from N540/litr to N617/litr, NNPCL described the development as “market forces at play.”

The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari offered the explanation after he met with the Vice President, Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to Kyari who spoke with State House Correspondents, the problem is not a shortage of supply of product, rather the forces of demand and supply in the marketing value chain was simply taking effect.

He said importers of fuel product were gaining confidence in the system, noting that prices were bound to go up or down from time to time.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on Tuesday, however, urged Nigerians to bear the pains of the removal of subsidy on petrol because he believes the country will reap the gains.