Nigerians hungry, reduce fuel price, Kukah tells APC leaders
Roman Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, has asked the All Progressives Congress APC-led Federal Government to take immediate steps to reduce the current pump price of fuel, to alleviate the suffering in the land.
Kukah whp spoke on Friday in Abuja, during the official unveiling of The Progressive Institute TPI, the intellectual arm of the APC, said Nigerians are hungry.
“A girl was asked, which party are you? APC, LP or PDP? She said ‘I am hungry’, so we Nigerians are hungry. You have to find a way of reducing this price of fuel.
“Unless democracy is anchored on sound foundation, we will be building on sand. I am concerned about the quality of democracy in Nigeria. We need to fix the problem with democracy in Nigeria”, he stated.
Present at the event are the APC national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje; President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio represented by his deputy, Barau Jibrin; Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Senator George Akume; Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum PGF and Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma; Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa; ministers; APC states Chairmen and many others.
