Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
Following
the outrage that greeted the new electricity tariff by the government,
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said enjoined Nigerians not to term it a
“wicked tariff”, yet, stressing that the administration of president
Mohammadu Buhari was open to dialogue.
Speaking with the
leadership of Trade Union Congress, TUC behind a closed door in his
office at the presidential villa, Abuja on Tuesday, the Vice President
stated that it was important to note that the present administration was
made possible through the people’s will.
In a statement by his
media aide, Osinbajo submitted that if even the government and the
people disagree, it was still necessary to sit on a round table.
Recalling
that the Buhari’s government regime mid last year provided bailout
measure for the workers salaries, the Vice President reasoned that the
government was not out to suffer the people.This
was even as he responded to the demands of the Congress on the review
of the new minimum wage that all issues would be looked into.
He
said “We are here for the people, if not for the people, we will not be
here. We got here by the grace of God and the votes of the man on the
street who felt it’s time for change. Even if we disagree, we must still
talk. The reason is that the government itself is the government of the
people. “No body is in government by inheritance. We are here
today because the people chose us and that is the reason we must be
prepared to listen to issues that concern Nigerians.“We
will take a look at all the issues carefully. “We are here for the
people and we want to identify with the people. We are open to your
suggestions, but it is not enough to say it is a wicked tariff. We must
answer the question how,” he said.
Osinbajo however enjoined all
Nigerians to support government in the fight against corruption, adding
that “if you don’t fight corruption, you cannot even deal with the
economy, you need to hold corrupt people accountable because they stole
the money meant for the economy”
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