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The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has vowed to mobilize Nigerians to resist the current administration's harsh economic policies, claiming counter action is necessary to save citizens from further poverty and extinction. President Comrade Igho Akeregha warned the nation to review the state of the nation and the plight of citizens. Akeregha expressed dismay at President Bola Tinubu's harsh economic policies, including the removal of fuel subsidies and taxes. He recalled that the government did not insulate citizens from the hardship triggered by the sudden increase in petrol pump prices. The CLO president criticized the government's palliative package, which turned out to be a poorly conceived scheme designed to enhance the comfort of the political class rather than cushioning the pains of the already impoverished citizens. He emphasized that Nigerians are used to tolerating suffering and that if they do not rise up and say enough, things will only get worse. Akeregha emphasized that the CLO has a duty to mobilize Nigerians to fight for their rights, stating that the right to life is inalienable and given by God. He criticized the N35 billion allocated to the National Judicial Council (NJC) in the post-subsidy palliative package, stating that it was meant to compromise the judiciary.

The centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has charged the federal government to ensure a transparent and timely utilisation of the $800 million World Bank loan secured ahead of the removal of fuel subsidy and avoid frittering it away as handouts that would neither help the poor nor the economy.

Executive director of the centre, Faith Nwadishi, said the federal government must ensure that the funds are allocated and utilised effectively for high impact projects such as infrastructure development, job creation and economic diversification.  

It will be recalled that Akpabio, a former Minority Leader of the Senate and immediate past minister of Niger Delta Affairs in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari resigned his portfolio following the provision of section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act of 2022 to contest the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC)

Labour party presidential candidate Mr. Peter Obi yesterday said he would have adopted a dentist appraoch in tackling the issue of removal of subsidy from petroleum products. 

He said "it is not the same thing as pulling the tooth forcefully, the pain you feel will be different. For me, i will go with the approach of the dentist while supporting the removal of the tooth because i wouldn't want to go through the pain of the forceful removal.