In a statement signed by President of NYCN, Isah Abubakar, the group said that the President should resign as Petroleum Minister and appoint substantive Minister of Petroleum resources for effective service delivery.
The statement reads: “President Buhari should appoint a Group Managing Director for Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation and relieve the minister of state for petroleum resources of double appointments.
“We realize that since Mr. President’s pronouncement of himself as Substantive Minister of Petroleum, the situation and availability of petroleum products especially that of premium motor spirit (PMS) in the market has become very scarce, indicating total failure on the part of Mr President as the Minister of petroleum resource and Ibe Kachikwu as Minister of State and GMD of NNPC.
“We demand that Mr. President hire a competent hand to handle the ministry and appoint a new GMD for NNPC as this will enable effectiveness and productivity in the ministry and agency.
“We understand that your administration has good intention for the masses and the country but the scarcity of petroleum products in the market has inflated more pains on us as a people.
“The cost of transportation, food items and other essential household commodities had drastically increased.”
Abubakar, however, threatened massive protest if the situation persists more than reasonable time.
“We wish to emphatically state that if this condition persists, Nigeria Youth will not hesitate to mobilize ourselves across the country for massive protest, this we believed will shutdown the economy of the country as we are already in consultation with other civil society organization to map out effective National protest.” [myad]
