The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ekiti State
chapter, is to shut down all tertiary institutions in the state on
Tuesday, to protest the hike in the price of Premium motor spirit,
fondly called petrol by the federal government.
NANS, in a
statement by the chairman of the chapter, Comrade Shina Awopeju, on
Sunday, said the astronomical increase of the pump price of petrol from
N87 to N145 by President Muhammadu Buhari’s government , was ‘’cruel ,
wicked, insensitive and brazenly oppressive.’’
Awopeju said all
tertiary institutions in the state, both private and public , would be
shut down on Tuesday, May 17 in protest if President Buhari refuses to
reverse the policy, he described as
ill-timed and obnoxious.
NANS
chastised President Buhari for allegedly failing to fulfill his
electioneering promises to Nigerians, in spite of the overwhelming
supports accorded him during the 2015 presidential poll.
“Nigerians
are gradually losing trust in President Buhari ,because what we are
getting were not the kind of change we bargained for.
“The
federal government should find a way of making our refineries functional
and operational than to be increasing fuel price at will,” NANS
posited.