Its day 4 of the ongoing protests and the federal government remains adamant and hard headed amidst ongoing consultations and appeals by civil rights groups, labour unions, senators, house of assembly members, former heads of state and presidents.
An increase in fuel prices in Venezuela back in 1989 resulted into a week of deadly rioting by its citizens who believe its a national product and a birthright, and i quote "There's more than enough gasoline. [President Hugo Chávez] is giving it away to the rest of the world, why raise the price here?" same question applies to President Jonathan.
The Jonathan administration is a long way from imposing this inhumane and evil idea on Nigerians, as without the proper structures on ground the heavenly idea of subsidy removal/ s.u.r.e programme will and cannot work.
The table below says it all
|
COUNTRY
|
BARRELS PRODUCED PER
DAY (MILLIONS)
|
EXPORTS PER DAY IN
BARRELS (MILLIONS)
|
INTERNAL CONSUMPTION
PER DAY
(BARRELS)
|
PRICE PER LITER
(NAIRA)
|
POPULATION
|
GDP PER CAPITA
(DOLLARS)
|
|
RUSSIA
|
10.13
|
7.3
|
2,937,000
|
135
|
142,914,136
|
15,900
|
|
SAUDI ARABIA
|
10.52
|
7.6
|
2,654,000
|
72
|
27,136,977
|
24,200
|
|
USA
|
9.6
|
1.9
|
19,150,000
|
122
|
312,837,000
|
47,200
|
|
IRAN
|
4.25
|
2.5
|
1,845,000
|
16
|
75,996,000
|
10,600
|
|
CHINA
|
4.27
|
0.4
|
9,189,000
|
179
|
6,987,200,000
|
7,600
|
|
CANADA
|
3.48
|
1.9
|
2,209,000
|
195
|
34,605,346
|
39,400
|
|
MEXICO
|
2.98
|
1.5
|
2,073,000
|
131
|
112,336,538
|
13,900
|
|
UAE
|
2.81
|
2.0
|
545,000
|
76
|
8,264,070
|
49,600
|
|
BRAZIL
|
2.74
|
0.6
|
2,654,000
|
255
|
192,376,496
|
10,800
|
|
KUWAIT
|
2.45
|
2.1
|
354,000
|
131
|
2,818,000
|
48,900
|
|
VENEZUELA
|
2.37
|
1.8
|
746,000
|
3
|
26,840,935
|
12,700
|
|
IRAQ
|
2.40
|
1.9
|
694,000
|
126
|
32,105,000
|
3,800
|
|
NORWAY
|
2.13
|
2.1
|
221,000
|
243
|
4,985,011
|
54,600
|
|
NIGERIA
|
2.45
|
2.1
|
279,000
|
65
|
162,471,000
|
2500
|
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