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No light no water no fuel… “APC Govt Is Failing Us”

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P eople from all walks of life have expressed dissatisfaction over the present economic and social situation in the country. Most people have attributed the lack of basic amenities in the country to the inability of the governing All Peoples Congress (APC) to meet the needs of the people. Abu Mansaray a banker said that the current fuel situation in the country that has amounted to the erratic rise in transportation cost is due to the government not stamping its authority on the fuel dealers. He said the government is taking a soft stance because they are weary of taking action that will militate against them come 2012. Fatmata Bundu complained that there is a drastic rise in the prices of basic commodities. She stated that a bag of rice currently cost Le 165,000.00 (One Hundred and Sixty Five Thousand Leones).  “What do they expect us to do?” she asked. “No light, no water, no fuel and the cost of living has soared very high,” she concluded. It