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Aziz Akhannouch, anayetajwa kuwa Bilionea kutokana na Biashara yaa Petroli anakabiliwa na Kampeni inayomshinikiza ajiuzulu kupinga kupanda bei ya mafuta huku makampuni ya mafuta yakizidi kufaidika
Licha ya Serikali kusisitiza kuwa inafanya kila iwezalo kupunguza athari za kiuchumi zitokanazo na kupanda kwa mafuta Raia wamekuwa wakimtuhumu Waziri huyo kuwa Chanzo cha tatizo hilo
Aidha Raia wametoa wito kwa Serikali kupunguza nusu ya bei ya mafuta na kuweka kikomo kwa faida kwa Wauzaji wa Petroli kama kampuni ya Afriquia, ambayo Waziri huyo ndiye mmiliki wake mkuu
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Morocco's Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, a billionaire petrol baron, is facing a growing online campaign demanding he step down as fuel prices -- and energy firms' profits -- surge.
The government of the North African kingdom, which is heavily reliant on oil imports, insists it is doing its best to ease the economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing shock to crude prices.
But that hasn't stopped some 600,000 Facebook accounts sharing Arabic or French hashtags demanding that "Akhannouch quit".
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has just slammed global energy giants reaping billions in windfall profits for their "grotesque greed" that was harming the world's poorest and urged governments to tax them. It is a sentiment shared widely in Morocco.
Many are calling on the government to halve fuel prices and impose a cap on the profits of petrol retailers -- including the dominant player Afriquia, of which Akhannouch is the majority owner.
"This campaign's focus on the prime minister in person reflects anger at the mix of money and politics which Akhannouch is seen as embodying," said analyst Mohamed Chakir.
Critics see the premier as "part of the problem rather than as someone presenting solutions", Chakir added.
Petrol prices in Morocco hit record highs of 18 dirhams ($1.80) for a litre of unleaded in June, fuelling overall inflation expected to top five percent this year, and adding to the misery of farmers hit by the worst drought in decades.
Source: Nation.Africa
Licha ya Serikali kusisitiza kuwa inafanya kila iwezalo kupunguza athari za kiuchumi zitokanazo na kupanda kwa mafuta Raia wamekuwa wakimtuhumu Waziri huyo kuwa Chanzo cha tatizo hilo
Aidha Raia wametoa wito kwa Serikali kupunguza nusu ya bei ya mafuta na kuweka kikomo kwa faida kwa Wauzaji wa Petroli kama kampuni ya Afriquia, ambayo Waziri huyo ndiye mmiliki wake mkuu
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Morocco's Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, a billionaire petrol baron, is facing a growing online campaign demanding he step down as fuel prices -- and energy firms' profits -- surge.
The government of the North African kingdom, which is heavily reliant on oil imports, insists it is doing its best to ease the economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing shock to crude prices.
But that hasn't stopped some 600,000 Facebook accounts sharing Arabic or French hashtags demanding that "Akhannouch quit".
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has just slammed global energy giants reaping billions in windfall profits for their "grotesque greed" that was harming the world's poorest and urged governments to tax them. It is a sentiment shared widely in Morocco.
Many are calling on the government to halve fuel prices and impose a cap on the profits of petrol retailers -- including the dominant player Afriquia, of which Akhannouch is the majority owner.
"This campaign's focus on the prime minister in person reflects anger at the mix of money and politics which Akhannouch is seen as embodying," said analyst Mohamed Chakir.
Critics see the premier as "part of the problem rather than as someone presenting solutions", Chakir added.
Petrol prices in Morocco hit record highs of 18 dirhams ($1.80) for a litre of unleaded in June, fuelling overall inflation expected to top five percent this year, and adding to the misery of farmers hit by the worst drought in decades.
Source: Nation.Africa
