The NU further advised the federal government to publicize the amount of money it recovered from the ‘oil thieves’ and as well name those involved in the scam.
The political group also demanded that the government should announce to Nigerians what it intends to do with the recovered oil subsidy money.
It opined that transparency in the deployment of the recovered funds was necessary, “to justify public trust and increase confidence in his (President Jonathan) administration’s agenda”.
The union in a statement signed by the national coordinator of its youth wing, Comrade Kolo Jerry and publicity secretary, Muhammed Katun, added that, “our stand and resolve against oil subsidy scam is for the federal government to resistantly find the courage amidst these revelations and manipulation to see through the prosecution of the culprits and their accomplices within and outside the public service.”
“We strongly advise the president not to provide a back door exit for the scammers in the name of plea bargaining for soft landing.
“Also, the federal government should bring to public domain how much it recover at the end and the names of those involved”.
The NU called on other stakeholders like the organized labour unions, civil society organization and opposition parties to stand firmly by the federal government on the prosecution of those involved in the oil theft.
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