By Tom Garba, Yola
YOLA, North-East Nigeria – The Senator who represented Adamawa North in the 9th and the beginning of 10th Assembly, Ishaku Abbo (SIA), has claimed to have a comprehensive strategy to reduce petrol prices in Nigeria from the current over N1000 per litre to N480 in just 5 months to bring relief to citizens battered by high cost of living.
Abbo said his strategy will reduce Petrol prizes to N480 per litre by end of February 2025 and further reduce it to N250 per litre by end of February 2026.
The senator’s move came on the heels of the recent national grid collapse, which plunged the North into darkness for almost two weeks.
Abbo criticized successive Adamawa government’s for their inability to collaborate with the federal government to upgrade Kiri dam in Shelleng Local Government Area (LGA) into a electricity generation dam that will generate at least 35MW of electricity to the state and its environs using the embedded generation model where power generated will directly go to the state without shedding it to the national grid.
“People are suffering, people are dying of hunger every day, and crime is on the rise due to poverty and lack of legitimate job opportunities, especially for the youth,” Abbo said, adding that “My heart bleeds when I see people roaming to find food unsuccessfully for their families.”
Senator Abbo extended a helping hand to President Tinubu, offering to share his strategy document to tackle the high cost of fuel with its attendants high inflation and hard times for citizenry.
The outspoken senator said his latest initiative focuses on addressing a pressing national issue devoid of any personal gains, pointing out that the proposal warrants attention, but implementation will be key to tackling Nigeria’s economic challenges.
The success of Abbo’s plan if well implemented will no doubt bring ease to Nigerians and write President Tinubu’s name in gold as the president that finally solved Nigeria’s perennial energy crises.