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Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has said
that the National Assembly is not aware of the fuel subsidy removal and
the hike in electricity tariff, noting that the Federal Government is
yet to communicate its decision to the Assembly.
Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila Addressed journalists after Meeting with
Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja...Wednesday night
Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila Addessed journalists after Meeting with
Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja…Wednesday night
Giving a report of activities of the House of Reps in the 8th Assembly
from June to December, Gbajabiamila said subsidy removal and electricity
hike ‘’is just being speculated’’.
The lawmaker said ‘’well, all
I have heard is pronouncement as far as the electricity tariff is
concerned. As you know, a lot of the distributors and players in that
industry do not have the tariff reflect their operation cost. While the
government does not want anyone to lose money or doing business at a
loss, it is paramount we take the interest of the masses into
consideration.’’
He, however, noted that if the federal
government must remove subsidy or hike electricity tariff, it must be
done through legislation.
On the issue of fuel subsidy, he said
‘’I think the same thing goes. The government, I am not aware, has
communicated its position to the National Assembly. If you ask me what
the position of the National Assembly is, that is going to be a debate
that we are going to have because people have different opinion.’’
Commending the House in the last six months, Gbajabiamila ‘’I will say
that the House has done well. If you are assessing the House within the
six months, of course, the House has done well but we cannot assess the
House within six months of a four year tenure. As far as six months is
concerned, I think the House has lived up to its bidding and its
expectations.’’