A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has urged President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, to N300 per litre to make things easy for Nigerians during the festive season.

The price of petrol is currently above N1,000 per litre.

Speaking at an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, George, who said Nigerians are going through hardship, enjoined Tinubu to give an order to reduce fuel price, specifying a time frame the people will enjoy such window of relief.

He said the federal government as well as well-meaning individuals and businesses could bear the cost of such a price slash, to bring happiness to all Nigerians.

The PDP chieftain, who described December and January as special months, said such a gesture could start from the middle of December and run through January.

The elder statesman stated: “I have been thinking, as a Nigerian, what can we do because the anger and the hunger are almost equal on the streets of Nigeria.

“What am I suggesting is that Mr President should sit down with his managers and give an order that from the middle of December to the end of January, the cost of petrol will be N300 per litre.

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“The government can absorb the losses in the interest of the suffering people.

“If they (government) want others to contribute, let us know how much that is going to cost and ask people to donate, to bear the cost.

“We will be sending a lot of messages of happiness across the tribes and homes.

“Everybody in Nigeria will be happy because it will positively impact this period of the year. It is a challenge and he (Tinubu) can do it.

“We need this in this December and January to put smiles on the faces of Nigerians.”

Advising Tinubu to take further measures to bring relief to the people, George added that the gesture would crash the prices of essential commodities and services for the benefit of the general public.

He stated that the government’s efforts should be concentrated on reducing high inflation rate, unemployment, poverty and youth restlessness to create a better future for Nigerians.

The Star