Obi commends Jonathan over reduction in petroleum pumpprice

Former Governor of Anambra State and Deputy Director
General (South) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National
Campaign Council, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended President
Goodluck Jonathan for slashing the pump price of petroleum
products.
Obi made the commendation yesterday during a chat with
journalists.
Calling on Nigerians to reciprocate the gesture, Obi said: “As
we commend Mr. President for this epochal decision, may I
call on marketers and others to cooperate with the
government by effecting the reduction immediately. May I also
request transporters to also reflect the reduction in their fares,
so that the masses will benefit from that as envisaged by Mr.
President.”
He also thanked the president for eliminating annoying
queues, which were almost a permanent feature at the
nation’s filling stations before Jonathan became president.
Obi said he was optimistic that the reduction would have far-
reaching positive effects on the socio-economic life of the
people.
He, however, condemned those relating the deduction to
politics, saying it showed their intention to always attack
every decision of government.
“In any case,” Obi said, “if doing good and being responsive to
the needs of the people in a manner as not to endanger the
life of the state is politics, I encourage Mr. President to play
more of it.”