ATIKU MUST EXPLAIN THE LEGAL AND FISCAL BASIS OF HIS PETROL SUBSIDY PROPOSAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ATIKU MUST EXPLAIN THE LEGAL AND FISCAL BASIS OF HIS PETROL SUBSIDY PROPOSAL At his press conference in Abuja on Friday, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar reiterated his proposed  “production subsidy” for locally refined petrol, which he said would reduce pump prices. He went further to ask President Bola Tinubu to slash the cost of diesel and petrol at the pump. That proposal raises important legal, fiscal and practical questions that he must answer. Section 205(1) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 provides that unrestricted free-market conditions shall determine wholesale and retail prices of petroleum products. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, in a statement on Saturday, explained that it neither fixes pump prices nor issues administrative price templates, except where the statutory conditions for intervention are met. The PIA provisions guide its function.  At the moment, “No such market fail...

INEC: POLICE INVITATION TO OUR RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER FOR EDO STATE.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE


INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL GOMMISSION
NEC ent Maitama District

Plot 434
P.M.B 0184, Abuja, Federal Capital Teritory, Nigeria.
Webiter www.inecnigeria.0g Online Newspaper.www.inecnens.com
PRESS RELEASE

NEC

POLICE INVITATION TO OUR RESIDENT ELECTORAL

COMMISSIONER FOR EDO STATE

The attention of the Commission has been dawn to media reports that our Resident
invited and detaincd by the Edo State Police Command yesterday 28th July 2022 in

connection with matters arising from the recent primaries conducted by a political
party in thhe State.

The Commission can confirm that the REC was invited. However, the Edo State

Folice ommand has 15sued a statement to clarity the situation, saying that the KEC
was only 1nvited to povide imsignt nto some technical 1ssues regarding our processes
and notiing more. He was neither detained nor 1s he personally under investigation as
media reports suggested.

While we welcome the clarification by the Police Command, we wish to point out that

any other official ot the Commission assigned by the REC could have provided the
required insight. Alenatively, a vISit to our State Office by the Commissioner of
u eCneved ne same gonl as has been

tne tradition in our collaborative relationship win security agencies.

For emphasis, our REC in Edo State, Dr Johnson Alalibo Sinikiem, is a conscientious
public oficer and co-chairman of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on
Election Security (cCES) at State level. He was the Siting REC when the last
Governorship election was conducted in Edo State on 19th September 2020 which
WAs adjudged to be free, fair and credible.

Any action capable of creating the impression of harassment or our olficials or
infringment of the independence of the Commissian must be avoided, especíally at
this critical period of our preparations for the 2023 General Election.

Festus Okoye Esq.

National Commissioner and Chairman
Information and Voter Education Committee

Friday 29th July 2022.




 

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