In an official statement released after its meeting online yesterday, the socio-political Yoruba group, Afenifere, has said that the recent hikes in petroleum products prices and electricity tariffs are wicked and inhuman.
The Afenifere touched on a number of issues like the Amotekun, the South-West security outfit, the Senate constitutional review and the water resources bill. They also congratulated the newly elected AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina.
On the recent petroleum and electricity hike, “To ask Nigerians to pay more for these facilities is wicked and inhumane. We call on the people to use all constitutional and peaceful means to resist and reject the hikes.’’
Speaking about Amotekun, “We fully back our governors that being a product of law by federating units, the outfit should be independent and not be muzzled under the failure of single police that necessitated it in the first place. Seeking to take Amotekun over negates the untruth by the Federal Government that it has commenced restructuring.’’
On the water resources bill, they said that the bill “is a dangerous agenda being pursued by the Executive in wanting to subvert the Land Use Act in the constitution that vests lands in the states in the governors.
“The Bill is so dangerous as it seeks to convert waterways to RUGA facilities for the Federal Government.
“The Bill seeks to give 18 kilometres after River Banks to Federal Government when in a state like Lagos you hardly can go beyond a kilometre of any river before meeting residential buildings.
“We ask that the Bill be dropped immediately except there is an agenda to divide the country being pursued frenetically.’’
They felicitated with Adesina saying that his integrity took him through the fire of challenge and yet he came out unscathed. They wished him a term more glorious than his first.
