NEC yet to decide on fuel pump price, subsidy removal - Gov Obaseki

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The National Economic Council NEC meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, failed to reach any concrete resolution on the contentious

Instead, they dwelt on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and the need for Nigerians to take the vaccination more seriously. They equally discussed Lassa fever and cholera prevalence in parts of the country.

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki who provided answers on alleged plans by the government to increase the pump price of fuel, said though a NEC committee had been deliberating on the issue for over a year, they have not reached any decision on the matter yet. Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, corroborated Obaseki’s position, saying it was not a decision of the Governors to fix the price of fuel, but a recommendation of a NEC committee headed by the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai.

 

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