Minister of State (Petroleum) Dr. Ibe Kachikwu was again under attack for the biting fuel shortage that has crippled many cities and businesses across Nigeria.
Kachikwu was lashed by APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for “insurbodination” after he was quoted to have said “I’m not a magician” in response to questions about the fuel crisis.
And now the Civil Society Coalition for Positive Change and Stand Up for Nigeria (SUN) issued a 72 hours ultimatum to the minister to resign from office over the prolonged scarcity.
Comrade Venatius Torkuma and Labake Boboye National President and Executive Director of the groups, in a joint statement, said Kachikwu had failed to justify his appointment.
Kachikwu had said Nigerians should count themselves fortunate that the NNPC under his stewardship has been able to bring in the amount of fuel we are even getting.
Some close to the Minister have however praised him for doing his job the way he could.
But the group described the statement as “careless” and “insulting” to Nigerians. They called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fire Kachikwu should he refuse to resign.
The group threatened to take to the street on Wednesday in “a mother of all protests” in the nation’s capital to draw the attention of Buhari and the international community should the minister refuse to resign.
The statement said: “Nigerians fought hard to vote in this government of change. But to hear the minister say the kind of things he said is not only insulting to Nigerians but showed his gross incompetence. Nigerians will not tolerate such recklessness. In case the minister needs a reminder, the era of incompetence is long gone with the previous administration.
“Since he has admitted that he cannot restore normalcy to the current fuel crisis, he should immediately resign his position. Indeed Kachikwu was not coerced to take this job.”
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