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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has described the sudden decision to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol as an outright over kill.
The NUJ equally said that it was alarmed at the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N539 to N617 and N568 per litre by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in Abuja and Lagos respectively.
The union called for reversal of the hike price immediately, adding that adequate measures be put in place to lessen the burden on ordinary Nigerians.
In a statement by the National Secretary of the NUJ, in Abuja, Mallam Shuaibu Leman noted that the development has already triggered astronomical increases in transportation costs, with prices of food items soaring almost beyond the reach of many citizens.
The NUJ said that it was worried that users of generators to power their homes are already groaning uncontrollably under the present situation.
While it applauded the decision to remove the costly subsidies on fuel, it however cautioned against a hasty implementation of the policy without putting mitigating measures in place to cushion the excruciating effects.
“We are saddened by the fact that today most people can hardly commute to work or other places of business without much stress because the embarrassing sudden surge in petrol prices has made it so.
“We believe that this sudden decision is an over kill and we urge that the situation should be reversed immediately while adequate measures are considered and put in place to lessen the effects on ordinary Nigerians,” it said