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‘You’re too desperate’ – Keyamo knocks Atiku over subsidy remark

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has lambasted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over his fuel subsidy remark. In a post on his verified X handle on Friday, Keyamo described Atiku as a ‘desperate politician.’ DAILY POST recalls that Atiku had, during an interview on Wednesday, pledged to […] ‘You’re too desperate’ –…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has criticized Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), over his pledge to reinstate fuel subsidies if elected president in 2027. Keyamo described Atiku as a "desperate politician" in a post on his verified X account, stating that Atiku's remarks demonstrate thoughtlessness and ignorance in governance and the economy.

President Bola Tinubu also responded to Atiku's remark, further criticizing it as a display of serious ignorance in governance and the economy.

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