Former Minister JFK Blasts SLPP Government Over NLe 28.50 Fuel Price increment

Former Attorney General and APC presidential aspirant Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara has strongly condemned the government’s recent increase in fuel prices, calling it a “moral failure” in light of declining international oil prices.

In a statement released Monday, Kamara argued that the decision to raise pump prices for petrol and diesel to NLe 28.50 per litre places an unfair burden on citizens already facing a severe cost-of-living crisis.

“At a moment when Sierra Leoneans are grappling with unbearable living costs, shrinking incomes, and daily uncertainty, the government has chosen to add weight to already bent backs,” Kamara stated.

He noted that global fuel prices have recently decreased, creating an opportunity for the government to cushion the economy. Instead, he accused the ruling SLPP of prioritizing “revenue extraction rather than human survival.”