Union Leader Calls On FG To Halt Fuel Scarcity

Ladi Iliya, the National President of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of Educational and Associated Institutions, has called on the Federal Government to expedite action aimed at ending fuel scarcity.
Iliya made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, saying the persistent fuel scarcity had brought untold hardship to the people.
She said government should do all in its power to end the crisis in the oil sector, stressing that “the slightest interruption of fuel supply disrupts the various facets of the economy.
“Fuel scarcity puts a question mark on government’s competence and credibility because it is a problem that our country should never have.
“We, therefore, call on government to wake up to its responsibility by taking all necessary steps to ensure uninterrupted fuel supply without further delay.”,
Iliya said it was disheartening that Nigeria, which is the world’s sixth largest oil producing country, relied mostly on the importation of refined petroleum products for its domestic needs.
The NASU boss said Nigeria’s inability to tame corruption over the years had brought untold hardship to its citizens.
She said “corruption in Nigeria is embarrassing. If the country is to develop, there must be an end to corruption in all sectors.
“It has given birth to underdevelopment, unemployment, loss of values, absence of patriotism and a total collapse of security.”
Iliya called for a review of the criminal law, which was  impeding the successful trial of corruption and financial crimes.