Rhapsodi Affos Blog Reporter

Rev. Philip Micah Dopah, the Director of Connectional Ministries of the Southern Nigeria Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reinstate the recently removed fuel subsidy.

Speaking to journalists in Jalingo on Wednesday, Dopah posed a critical question: “If Nigerians refuse to protest and the food crisis persists, what happens next?” He attributed the economic hardship faced by Nigerians to the removal of the fuel subsidy and emphasized that addressing this issue is crucial.

As the TEKAN/ECWA bloc chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Taraba State, Dopah also urged the president to form a strong economic team to manage the country's economy effectively.

Rev. Dopah highlighted that President Tinubu has the authority to permit or halt the ongoing protests. He recalled that during former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan's regime, Tinubu was among those who protested against the fuel price hike.

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“When Nigerians protested, former President Jonathan responded by reversing the fuel price to N97.00 per liter, which calmed the situation,” Dopah noted. “I support President Tinubu's appeal to well-meaning Nigerians to refrain from protesting. It’s not the start of the protest that matters but how it will end that is crucial.”

Dopah urged President Tinubu to take decisive action against the planned protest by addressing the root cause. “If President Tinubu announces the reinstatement of the fuel subsidy today, about 80% of Nigeria’s problems will be resolved,” he asserted.


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