Muideen Olaniyi and Abbas Jimoh
4 November 2009
Abuja — The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday expressed the possibility of summoning the Minister of Petroleum, Dr Rilwanu Lukman, over the ongoing scarcity of petroleum products in the country.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali, gave this indication while responding to questions from journalists at the party's Wadata Headquaters in Abuja.
When asked if the Minister would be invited based on its past tradition, Alkali replied: "On the fuel matter, it's purely administrative matter. It's not for the party to go into that. But as you are aware in the last few months, the party did invite many Ministers to address us on what they have been doing and it's normal thing for the party to be following the events around the country because we are also concerned for government to succeed.
"However, it's not impossible. We are studying the situation and based on what we deem necessary, the party can take a step, I believe," he further stated.
HoweverAll Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has condemned the government for inflicting hardship on Nigerians over the proposed deregulation of the oil sector and threatened to join the labour unions in the planned industrial action.
The party wondered what is happening with President Umaru Yar'Adua's government on the proposed deregulation of the oil sector, despite the opposition from Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Civil Society Organizations (CSO) among others.
National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Emma Eneukwu, told Daily Trust yesterday in Abuja that Nigerians have cried out to oppose the deregulation process and threaten to stage a "full blown national strike should government go ahead with the subsidy removal."
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