We want the government to return subsidies to balance our lives. – Chairman, AMDAN

We want the government to return subsidies to balance our lives. – Chairman, AMDAN

By: Yahaya Wakili

The Vice Chairman of the Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria, Yobe State Chapter (AMDAN), Alhaji Babangida Ibrahim, has called on the federal government to return the oil subsidy so that the poor man will enjoy it and life will return to normal.

Alhaji Babangida Ibrahim made the call in Damaturu while answering questions from the newsmen as a result of the cost of life faced by Nigerians after the withdrawal of oil subsidies.

He said, But with the removal of this subsidy, what the poor man needs now is the food he will eat to make a business or to make school. In fact, we are in the opinion of returning the subsidy. The subsidy is assisting the poor man in any place he is in Nigeria, which is very important to us, and the removal of the subsidy has become dangerous to us in this country.

On Niger and the Ecowas, Alhaji Babangida Ibrahim am not in favor of war; let us, the Ecowas and the coup leaders in Niger, sit down and have a dialogue. There is no place in the world where they can stage a coup and restore the outgoing president.

“Do you think this Junta will return Bazoum Mohammed to power and give him a life? Ecowas been a leader of Africa. It is better to sit down with him and make a dialogue and an agreement to stay 1 year or 6 months to conduct elections. This will be better for them and us.” Babangida said.

According to him, in this coup, we don’t know what God will arrange; therefore, let them be patient, sit down, and have a dialogue. If the constitution doesn’t prohibit Bazoum from contesting, let him come out and contest. This is my opinion.

He calls on all Nigerians, men and women, Imams and pastors, to be patient. Let us pray to Almighty Allah to bring us lasting solutions to our problems. Here is a problem of fuel subsidy, and they also want to bring us war.

“About seven states of Nigeria share a border with Niger, and during the Boko Haram insurgency, over 2 million Nigerians went to be refugees in Niger, and if this war breaks up, they will face us. Therefore,  let our religious leaders, Malams and Pastors, call on the people to continue praying for Almighty Allah to bring a solution to these problems.”

We want the government to return subsidies to balance our lives. – Chairman, AMDAN