Lamented what he said undue vigil caused by a domestic airplane (name not mentioned) scheduled his evening flight from Yola to Abuja for 6:30 pm, later rescheduled to 8.30 pm then to 10.30 pm but eventually were airlifted from Yola at exactly 2.30 am.
Adamawa Senator, Ishaku Abbo, representing the Northern zone and many passengers experienced a bad scenario in Yola International Airport by Arik, the airline operators that routes Yola Lagos via Abuja everyday messed them up yesterday, TG NEWS gathered
Abbo who took to his Facebook official page and lamented the ugly experience said that they eventual slept at the airport over what he was told that the problem was caused as a result of aviation fuel shortage in Nigeria.
Worried over the bad experience, Abbo said it is more disturbing that it is happening in a country known to have enough fuel resources, a fact that Nigeria is number 7th in the world with proven oil reserve deposit, yet citizens and companies in the country buy petroleum products at a high rate from abroad.
While praying for President Muhammadu Buhari to successfully finish his tenure well, Abbo said the task before the incoming President is to tackle the issues of insecurity and build at least eight refineries then there be economy stability in the country.
Senator Ishaku in his words said:
“As I am typing this message at 3.35 am, I am still seated on the plane in Abuja waiting for my turn to step out of the plane.
“I was told that the problem is the shortage of aviation fuel in Nigeria just as we spend trillions of Naira subsidizing petroleum products in Nigeria which largely ends up in Neighbouring countries.
“Nigeria is number 7th in the world proven oil reserve deposit. Yet we buy petroleum products from abroad.
“Ghana built a refinery in 8 months. Dangote also just built a private refinery, the largest in Africa in about 2 years. Yet successive regimes failed to build refineries so that Nigeria can become a petroleum exporting country thereby ending the unholy and corrupt petroleum subsidy regime.
” The task before the incoming president I’m 2023 should first end insecurity in Nigeria and build at least 8 Refineries so that we can save the trillions of Naira spent on subsidy, make petroleum products cheaper and available and make cooking gas and Aviation fuel and other key byproducts surplus.
“This is not rocket science if the incoming President has the political will to make things work in Nigeria for Nigerians.
” As I’m about to end typing this message at about 4.11 am, my friend a devout Muslim whom I gave him a lift from the airport said I should drop him in central mosque Abuja so he can have time with God because its already Asubar prayer time for Muslim faithful.
“We spent the whole night in the airport waiting for our flight. Nigeria I pray for thee my country!!!
“As for me, I am about to start my morning devotion singing the Hausa hymn below.
“As 2023 beckons, God please chose us a President after your heart in 2023 even as we pray for Baba to end well. There’s still hope for Nigeria.’
