Niger: Minister defends fuel price
Issue 341
- 02 Mar 2017
| 2 minute read
Oil minister Foumakoye Gado has defended the cost of fuel as one of the lowest in the region, following renewed pressure from transport unions and civil society groups for a price cut.Campaigners argue that fuel should be cheaper as Niger produces its own oil. However, in a series of mid-February interviews on local radio and television, Gado said refining costs also had to be taken into account.
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