Following increase in electricity tariff, and the exorbitant cost of petroleum products in Nigeria, the Biafra De Facto Customary Government, BDFCG, has expressed “grave concerns and condemnation” over the developments.
Reacting in a statement issued by BDFCG Spokesperson, Prosper Odinga, the group said the recent increase in electricity tariff, as well as the high cost of petroleum products, are efforts to further reduce people’s purchasing power.
It alleged that “the ruling political elites in Nigeria belong to only one tribe – Corruption”, reason “they have subjected ordinary people to emotional, mental, psychological, and physical torture”.
The statement recommended as imperative; immediate action to rectify these unjust policies and ensure that the basic needs of the Nigerian people are met without undue financial strain.
Details of the statement:
PRESS STATEMENT
Sun, April 7, 2024
Biafra De Facto Customary Government Berates President Tinubu on Electricity Tariff, Demands Overhaul of the Entire Colonial System
In light of recent developments regarding the increase in electricity tariff and the exorbitant cost of petroleum products, we, the Biafra De Facto Customary Government, wish to express our grave concerns and condemnation.
We have noted that the ruling political elites in Nigeria belong to only one tribe – Corruption. This is why they have subjected ordinary people to emotional, mental, psychological, and physical torture. The ruling political class, like in Animal Farm, has kept ordinary people in perpetual cat-and-mouse situations.
The BDFCG has viewed the recent increase in electricity tariff, as well as the high cost of petroleum products, as efforts to further reduce people’s purchasing power.
This tariff increase is not only a reckless move, it is also a complete disregard for the well-being and welfare of indigenous people with a significant negative impact on the already struggling population, further exacerbating the gap between the rich and the poor.
We wish to emphasize in this statement that the breakdown of the new electricity tariff revealed an alarming burden that the owners of the land will face in affording electricity daily, which unambiguously displays the government’s blatant disregard for the well-being of its citizens and a betrayal of the trust placed in this current administration under President Bola Tinubu.
Sadly, the cost of petroleum products is too exploitative; wickedness has taken over our land. And this is about the time indigenous populations in Nigeria took over their lands and redistributed their resources equitably and evenly in their own terms at the rate that will be affordable to all and sundry.
It is imperative that immediate action be taken to rectify these unjust policies and ensure that the basic needs of the people are met without undue financial strain.
Prosper Odinga
Spokesperson, BDFCG
Phone: +19173465419
Email: biafradefactogov@gmail.com
Website: www.bdfcg.org
