NOTWITHSTANDING President Goodluck Jonathan's pledge to consult widely in respect of the earlier proposed removal of subsidy on petroleum products, the president and his clique went on the new year day to impose a heavy and unsustainable price on the product, by announcing the withdrawal of the phanton subsidy.
It is a pity that the clique of few persons around the president, desperate for international career has succeeded in manipulating him to accede to a socially and politically risky decision without any discernable economic benefit.
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