NBA reminds Tinubu, Nigeria suffering without palliatives against impact
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Citizens are groaning for a lack of palliatives against the impact of fuel subsidy removal, the Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has reminded Bola Tinubu, and urged him to immediately devise measures to mitigate the suffering.
NBA-SPIDEL Chairman Monday Ubani faulted the process of removing subsidy without spacing it out and without measures to rein in the negative effects.
“We note that though the majority of Nigerians do not understand the huge scam that subsidy represents in the oil sector, the process and procedure for the removal was faulty,” he argued.
“This has occasioned severe consequences and taken a toll on the hapless citizens who are always the victims of such government policies that are not well thought out.
“Mr President must be told in clear terms that Nigerians are groaning in pain, especially with the sudden removal of the fuel subsidy. Salary increase for civil servants – whose population is infinitesimal compared to millions that are outside government employment – will not be enough to solve the present crisis.
“More drastic and well-thought-out economic packages should be put in place to cushion the harsh effects of the new policy.
“Again, Mr President must seek wisdom and the right kind of advice to navigate out of the present impasse the country has found itself.”
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NBA applauds Emefiele’s suspension, demands Aviation Ministry probe
Ubani applauded Tinubu for suspending Central Bank Governor (CBN) Governor Godwin Emeifele and sought his thorough investigation as well as that of the Aviation Ministry, per reporting by Vanguard.
He also provided details on this year’s NBA-SPIDEL conference which has the theme, “Post-Election Nigeria: The Judiciary in the eye of the storm”.
He disclosed the keynote speaker will be human rights activist Femi Falana, SAN; the opening session will be chaired by former NBA President Olisa Agbakoba, SAN; and the guest speaker at the opening ceremony will be Supreme Court Justice Amina Augie.
Other legal luminaries, Governors, and members of the National Assembly (NASS) are also expected at the event which will be held in Lagos.
Ubani urged Tinubu to look into the “scam” of Air Nigeria which former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika allegedly perpetrated before his exit.
“If the assertion by the Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Dayo Olumide, during a Senate hearing that the aircraft said to be for Air Nigeria was merely a chartered flight from Ethiopian Airline [is true, it is] to hoodwink Nigerians.
“We enjoin Mr. President to institute a high-powered panel of investigation to unearth this large-scale scam that has turned Nigeria into a laughing stock in the global aviation community.
“This matter is a litmus test for the new administration, especially if President Bola Tinubu wants to be seen as desirous of combating corruption in the polity.”