The Yoruba One Voice (YOV), a coalition of all Yoruba groups and organisations in the Diaspora consisting of more than 50 groups across the world have expressed concern over recent hikes in electricity tariff and petroleum products prices announced by the Federal government recently.
The group in a statement made available to newsmen from Toronto, Canada by International Human Rights Journalist, and Communication Director of YOV, Zeachus Somorin, the coalition described the actions of the Federal government as insensitive and inconsiderate considering the impacts of COVID-19 on the citizens.
Somorin stated that “Most countries of the world are giving stimulus packages to their citizens ranging from $800 to $1,500 weekly, instead of the Nigerian government to focus on economic recovery and re-build using the stimulus package model of COVID 19 adopted by countries such as Australia, United Kingdom, United States or Canada, it decided to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol to N151.56 per litre and electricity tariff.
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