{"id":47920,"date":"2016-03-27T19:51:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T18:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=47920"},"modified":"2016-03-27T19:51:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T18:51:39","slug":"fuel-scarcity-failed-resign-now-groups-tell-kachikwu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/fuel-scarcity-failed-resign-now-groups-tell-kachikwu\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel Scarcity: You Have Failed, Resign Now, Groups Tell Kachikwu"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A coalition of civil society groups, Civil Society Coalition for Positive
\nChange and Stand Up for Nigeria (SUN) have issued a 72 hours ultimatum to
\nthe Minister of State for Petroleum and NNPC GMD, Dr Ibe Kachikwu to
\nresign from office over the prolonged scarcity of fuel which it said has
\nbrought Nigerians severe hardship.<\/p>\n

The groups stated that the inability of the minister of state to restore
\nnormalcy to the current fuel crisis shows his incompetence to manage the
\nsituation.<\/p>\n

Comrade Venatius Torkuma and Labake Boboye National President and
\nExecutive Director of the groups respectively in a joint statement issued
\nand made available to journalists on Sunday<\/span><\/span>, said the Minister of State
\nfor Petroleum has failed to justify his appointment.<\/p>\n

It would be recalled that Kachikwu who doubles as Group Managing Director
\nof the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had said, in
\nreaction to public criticism of his handling of the fuel scarcity, that
\nNigerians should count themselves fortunate that the NNPC under his
\nstewardship has been able to bring in the amount of fuel it is currently
\ndoing.<\/p>\n

The group described the statement as careless and insulting to Nigerians
\nwho voted for the current administration.<\/p>\n

The group called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fire Kachikwu should he
\nrefuse to resign. It stated that the statement by the Minister of State
\nthat he was not trained as a magician is an admittance of his
\nincompetence.<\/p>\n

The groups threatened to take to the street on Wednesday<\/span><\/span> in \u201ca mother of
\nall protest\u201d in the nation\u2019s capital to draw the attention of President
\nMuhammadu Buhari and members of the international community should the
\nminister refuse to resign.<\/p>\n

The statement said, \u201cNigerians fought hard to vote in this government of
\nchange. But to hear the minister say the kind of things he said is not
\nonly insulting to Nigerians but showed his gross incompetence. Nigerians
\nwill not tolerate such recklessness. In case the minister needs a
\nreminder, the era of incompetence is long gone with the previous
\nadministration.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince he has admitted that he cannot restore normalcy to the current fuel
\ncrisis, he should immediately resign his position. Indeed, Kachikwu was
\nnot coerced to take this job. He accepted the job and its responsibilities
\nknowingly. He also must remember that he does not own NNPC. This also is
\nnot a private company that owes nothing to the public except the duty of
\nfair dealing. He is a public servant. The seat he sits upon is owned by
\nNigerians not by him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group added that the fuel shortage is severely biting for the average
\nperson and to hear the minister make such statement puts the Buhari
\nadministration in bad light.<\/p>\n

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