Ebun Francis|
The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesile has said that Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the 2019 presidential election, has exposed his ignorance of the working of modern economy by claiming he will reduce fuel price to N90 if elected.
The opposition PDP earlier in the week said that Atiku Abubakar will reduce the pump price of petrol to N90 from the current price of N145.
But in a statement on Saturday issued on her behalf by her campaign group, Ezekwesili described the claim as fraudulent.
The statement read, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reminded us of why both they and the APC are one of the same, fielding a single candidate called #BuTiku.”
“The party promised to crash fuel pump price to N90. This is 419, and it betrays the PDP candidate’s ignorance of how Basic Economics and the solutions Nigeria truly needs.
“The country ended 2018 with 4 trillion of Fiscal Deficit. Where will they find money to slash fuel price? Even if FG had such money, is it because they want another round of Subsidy-Slush Fund that they want to take the country deeper into the corrupted and market distorting fuel price fixing method?
“The Obiageli Ezekwesili For President 2019 campaign is all for market-determined pricing which will end up more favorable to the poor who have been and continue bearing the effect of corrupted subsidy regimes more while the rich enjoy the benefits.
“This is a reminder to Nigerians that Abubakar Atiku’s so-called and questionable business acumen does not qualify him to run this economy.
“Obiageli Ezekwesili is the only candidate in the race who has built and rebuilt national economies in Nigeria and outside, with a track record to show for it.”