Governors Pushed for 2012 Fuel Subsidy Removal, Says Jonathan
The 2012 fuel subsidy removal by the federal government was championed by the 36 state governors, former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed.
Jonathan revealed this in his book titled ‘My Transition Hours’ which was launched Tuesday in Abuja.
According to the former President, the governors believed that by removing the fuel subsidy, they will have more money in their states.
He however said that incidentally, the same governors encouraged a mass protest against the administration over the fuel price hike from N65 to N97 per litre.
He said that when the protest became serious, the opposition governors joined in castigating him as a way of seeking the favour of the people.
Jonathan accused the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, in the 194-page book of also mobilizing the legislators against his administration.
He said part of this move was the sitting of the House on Sunday during which some members said he had travelled out of the country even with the fuel price hike protest.
But he said unknown to the law makers, he did not travel out and responded to the falsehood by some opposition law makers.
He said, “Unknown to the House, on that same day, while they were sitting, I was at Eagle Square to commission mass transit vehicles my administration purchased to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal. ‘’I had to address the issue by telling the nation that it was untrue that I had abandoned the nation at such a crucial time to join festivities in South Africa. The country was tense and the public was wondering what would happen next.”
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