We are all aware of the recommendation by the Senate Committee on Works to increase the pump price of petrol from N145 to N150 per litre for the implementation of the proposed National Roads Fund (NRF). Note that it's for the maintenance of federal roads only.

Listed below are some reasons why the plan is nonsensical, lazy, and shallow - by olaparodi@gmail.com 

1. The planned increase is coming one year after the present govenment increased fuel price from N87 to N145 per litre! Haba! Una wan kill Nigerians?

2. Those who spend more time in traffic will pay more. And it doesn't necessarily mean they will spend the additional time on federal roads. A good example is if you spend 2 hours in traffic inside Lagos. Na wa o. 

3. Many buyers of petrol and diesel do so to fuel their generators. Why should this set of people pay extra N5 per litre for fuel? Wetin concern generators and maintenance of roads?

4. Many road users who buy petrol or diesel don't use or hardly drive on federal roads. A good example? 'Okada' riders or local cabs. Ah, I almost forgot those living in villages or towns without any 'federal road' presence. 

5. Petrol is already too expensive at N145 per litre. Why are the senators not in a hurry to first make local refineries work? This would lower prices and provide more jobs and revenue for the government. 

6. What would be the formular to spend the revenue generated on the federal roads in each state? Will it be based on the amount generated from each state? Or land mass? Or population? Even if you're able to magically determine the amount generated from each state (I don't know how they can generate reliable figures), the number of federal roads in the state which generates the highest revenue may not be the same or in the same condition as that of state(s) with lower revenues. Magomago go start again o. I can hear echoes of marginalization already. 

7. From available evidence, the funds won't be fairly and equitably utilised. You don't agree? Look at the condition of Lagos ports and you won't believe that those ports generate huge revenues for the FG. What of VAT revenue? How is it being distributed? The injustice will continue. 

8. Federal Government should reduce its presence in maintaining national assets like federal roads. It should handover existing roads to the states where they are located. Or use PPP (Public Private Partnership) to run them. Trying to run the states from the already over-burdened Federal Government is inefficient and should stop. 

For example, Cross River state is planning a 260-kilometre highway and there is no plan to rely on such petrol tax for its maintenance.

9. The existing federal roads should be maintained by revenues from electronically-controlled toll gates. If you don't want to pay the toll, then don't use the road(s). 

10. Increasing petrol price will increase inflation rate and worsen the suffering of the people. Don't forget that over 30 states are owing salaries and millions are unemployed. 

11. What is the Federal Government's plan to fund federal roads in the yet to be signed 2017 budget? Why is the Senate trying to increase the hardship of the people when there is already an Appropriation Bill?

12. What exactly is the Senate's sacrifice to increase the revenue of the government? Why are they always interested in punishing the suffering masses? The National Assembly budget for 2017 is N125 billion!!! A reduction of 10% in the budget will yield N12.5billion! The Senators continue to live large and the masses are living in poverty. Shame!

13. The new plan is not in tune with current global developments in the auto industry. Petrol-driven cars are gradually going into extinction. What were the senators thinking? Many auto manufacturers already have plans to release electric cars. 

14. The new plan shows that Nigeria is still lazily fixated on petrol or crude oil as its main revenue source. Diversify! Look elsewhere! Think of better ideas! Petrol is dying...wake up now! 

15. It's surprising that the Nigerian Senate is not bothered about the calls by Nigerians to unleash the potentials of the country by urgently restructuring the polity, or by the rot in the Police, poor education standard, price hike of everything, worsening unemployment, or the surge in crime.  The only thing they could think of is a Roads Fund which revenue will be looted like others before it. 

16. What system is in place to ensure that the revenue from the price hike will not be looted? I'm not aware of any. What is happening to revenue from Stamp Duty charge being collected from Nigerians? Hmmm...

Nigerians, forward and circulate this before it's too late. Enough is enough!

olaparodi@gmail.com

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Please do the needful o

There is only one reason why it doesn't make sense and it is because

IT DOESNT MAKE ANY DAMN SENSE

Naija

The same country where governors of struggling states appoint over 150 special assistants.

Edo just appointed 192

The leaders don't have any pity at all for the citizens

Make una quick kick against the fuel price increase before it becomes a reality.

But instead of the youths to talk meaningfully, they would be abusing themselves and calling IPOB, Afonja or Fulani

Nice and insightful easy

Will Ben Bruce, the common sense Senator and his cohorts read this

And even when they do, will it change a thing

Human rule=Human misery!

You are giving only 16 reasons..I can give you a thousand reasons why it doesn't make any sense..Ben bruce the common sense senator messed up on this one..Why should he be among the senators that signed?

The planned increase is coming one year after the present govenment increased fuel price from N87 to N145 per litre! Haba! Una wan kill Nigerians?

Very wicked government with nothing to contribute to the development of the country. That is what you get when you vote for empty brains.

No 8 & 10 are key points.

The legislative arm of Nigeria government is the biggest enemy of the citizen they propose and make laws that favours them even though it is anti-people. Even a child knows that if you increase price of fuel by 2% in Nigeria price of goods and services will increase by 40-50%. And in a country where the citizens generate their electricity and water and even creates and maintain their roads, increasing fuel price will not only affect people that are using the federal roads but all citizens considering the ratio of fuel used for generator compared to cars.
The Senate don't feel what ordinary citizens feel when they fuel their car weekly for free gets free airtime for calls , free allowance for the dress they will put on to come and gist in the chamber.

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Nigeria isn't a Democratic State

I can't stop laughing...so before a project be implemented, the only option is to add petrol price.

I have a DREAM. Fuel price would be incremented for every new project: (God, please don't let this dream come true)

if (new_project):
 fuel_price ++
 if (project_complete):
   price = fuel_price 
   //remains thesame. 

Dis Op Is On Point Mehn..... U Deserve Chilled Kunu

OP, No. 6 will definitely not be your business when this is implemented.

No one is trusted in Naija, imaging Ben Bruce who professes to be holier than none was one of the signatories.

Please I support the increase ni. Pepper us gan, na we want am

Check my signature for affordable window blinds

Government bent on killing the already wounded Nigerians...

Where is that twitter senator Ben Bruce?... Mumu man.

abdeiz:
There is only one reason why it doesn't make sense and it is because


IT DOESNT MAKE ANY DAMN SENSE

lolz you can say that again and again

Another way to enrich the government's pockets to the discomfort of the poor masses.

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You don't need to list any reason oga. The people have gone mad that's all I know.
Please I've a question that no one seems to be asking in this part2 of buhari travels to London. is the guy still...?

I have given up on this country a very long time ago.....

If Nigeria wants to break up, so be it!!!!

If a civil war ensues, I don't bloody care!!!

If we have a coup now now, wetin concern me?? ??

I go jus dey look like lookman....

Because................

I'm sick and tired of leaders who care only about themselves and not the masses!!!!

Scrap the bloody Senate, let the military take over abeg, or Nigeria divides and carry the booty that remains

And when I mean booty I don't mean una mama yansh ooo

The white should come and take over the whole of Africa. I think Africa and Nigeria especially is cursed.

Be like say na senators got travel out next like bubu

Immatex:
Nice and insightful easy

Will Ben Bruce, the common sense Senator and his cohorts read this

And even when they do, will it change a thing

Human rule=Human misery!

This country is really a joke abeg who knows how to apply for togo passport

We just need to wake one morning and kill all of them , it's d only solution .

Wicked and heartless government!!

Let them bring back the toll gate rather instill hardship on everyone. At least the person is actually paying for a road he is using just like the lekki link bridge.

Bunch of rogues...they know what they are doing.

You should see the state of the roads leading to Apapa port. It's an abomination, those roads. These ports bring in billions in revenue on a daily basis yet the access roads are unnavigable. Whenever I pass there I curse the government of Nigeria; those useless and utterly hopeless fat cats who steal our money and use it to buy incurable diseases and calamity for themselves. Now they want to increase the cost of fuel again?

The plagues of ancient Egypt be upon them!

Ok the fuel hike can be scrapped for annother tax. Let's say on tire sales. We complain about federal roads being death trap but don't want to pay. The issue isn't tax but them actually using our money judiciously to carry out job.