Northern Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has charged the Federal Government to intensify efforts in solving the lingering fuel scarcity facing the country as Nigerians are suffering.
This was made known by the spokesman of the association, Reverend John Hayab, in an interview on Sunday.
He said since January, the untold hardship Nigerians were facing as an oil producing nation was unacceptable.
The cleric, speaking on the significance of Easter, noted that the government should reflect on the fact that Jesus Christ died to eliminate the sufferings of mankind and, as such, the government should do the needful to eliminate the current hardship being faced by Nigerians.
He berated the recent statement credited to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, that fuel scarcity might linger till May.
He described the minister’s statement as unguarded and an insult to the long-suffering Nigerians, stressing that Nigerians voted the current government for positive change.
He said: The government was meant to cushion effects of hardship on the people, hence it needed to wake up to its responsibilities now more than ever before.
The leadership of Northern CAN, he noted, was of the view that the celebration would be worthwhile if Nigerians were not facing such tough times.
“What we are saying is that government is meant for the people and as such government should double its efforts to reduce the pains inflicted on the average Nigerians by the fuel scarcity in the country,” he said.
Credit: Tribune (Nigeria)
