Nigerians have taken to social media to react to comments by Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu that he was not trained as a magician, in reference to the lingering scarcity of petrol in the country.
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, had in a Saturday statement also berated the minister for the comment.
Tinubu had said: “Kachikwu’s flippancy was out-of-line. He was basically telling Nigerians that they should be lucky that they are getting the inadequate supply they now suffer…”
Other Nigerians have also reacted to the comment, calling on the government to resolve the fuel scarcity crisis that is fast becoming a national problem.
Read their comments below…
President Buhari / Petroleum Minister Buhari Abeg give us our fuel o! You are the the main boss, Kachikwu takes directives fr you.
— ejiro ufuoma (@ejiroufuoma1) March 27, 2016
Pple are nt getting this thing right nobody is blaming Kachikwu for fuel scarcity but for his statement.
— Aderonke Rachael (@aderonke_osahon) March 27, 2016
Kachikwu doesn't need to be told that the masses are at the receiving end. Fuel aren't dispensed free, no subsidy on it,yet scarcity persist
— Eniola Opeyemi (@eniola_opeyemi) March 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/Chimela01/status/714042857120743425
Help improve the supply of petroleaum to nigerians pls #kachikwu
— Ahmed Bizzy (@Biizziy) March 27, 2016
While #kachikwu's reckless statements about the fuel scarcity may have been the type issued by PDP, Tinubu's stand against it makes me proud
— A. Abdullah (@katchali) March 27, 2016
kachikwu just said he is not a magician, the magician is the minister of petroleum which is @MBuhari . #askbuhari not kachikwu
— Hujai (@Oomedical) March 27, 2016
#askbuhari not kachikwu. why are we queing for 5hrs to buy fuel @ 200naira per litre
— Hujai (@Oomedical) March 27, 2016
This government suppose to be for the masses, Kachikwu never participated in the 2015 campaign https://t.co/CG1atUtqSv
— Mall (@barr_sanusi) March 27, 2016
My dear Kachikwu, now is the time to practicalise all you've learned from the multiple degrees you've acquired. End fuel scarcity forever.
— Imam Imam (@imamdimam) March 27, 2016
When fuel scarcity started, instead of Kachikwu to think how to supply d public with petroleum product, he turned himself to fuel attendant.
— i-stev (@IsiakaSteven) March 27, 2016
No 1 is sayin Buhari has no fault in this fuel scarcity. We are saying Kachikwu's attempt at joking sounded insensitive & worsened things
— That Uncle Andy (@AndyMadaki) March 27, 2016
You need to see the queue at the NNPC filling station in Iwo Road this morning. The entire lane of the expressway is blocked because of it.
— OG. (@gboukzi) March 27, 2016
Nigerians are just tired of officials talking like they are doing us a favour. I've seen that with Senators, Garba and Kachikwu.
It is bad.
— That Uncle Andy (@AndyMadaki) March 27, 2016
I donno what Tinubu's underlying motive was but I agree, Kachikwu's statement was rather reckless & untimely since its all about speculation
— Abdul MET (@Ambassador_MET) March 27, 2016
Kachikwu; Nigerians and blame game. Do we actually want to move forward in this country? We sound like Israelites in the wilderness
— JIBRIL TIJANI (@jbcul4ril) March 27, 2016
Why are we blaming Kachikwu for the scarcity? Is PMB not the Petroleum Minister? #JustAsking
— Interior Design Architect (@AtoyebiApril) March 27, 2016
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