Femi Falana, SAN on the recent fuel price hike: "The fuel price increase negates the principles of the Nigerian constitution. President Buhari should live up to his responsibility. The increase in fuel price is illegal and should be annulled.
The hike will increase the tempo of anger, frustration and desperation of Nigerians who are daily being pushed to the extreme of tolerance of the government's extremist socio-economic programmes
Nigerians have been stretched beyond their reasonable elastic limit with the ceaseless imposition of policies that push the masses to cliff edge of livelihood.
The Federal Government has taken yet another illegal decision. Nigerians are not expected to obey illegal orders.
The Federal Government has taken yet another illegal decision. Nigerians are not expected to obey illegal orders.
It is a reckless violation of section 6 (1) of the Petroleum Act which provides that "The Minister may by order published in the Federal Gazette fix the prices at which petroleum products may be sold in Nigeria or in any particular part or parts thereof.
In Bamidele Aturu v. AGF (suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/591/2009) the Federal High Court declared illegal and unconstitutional the policy decision of the FG to deregulate the downstream sector of the petroleum industry contrary to the Price Control Act and the Petroleum Act."
