2027: Abia PDP gov candidate backs Tinubu, demands subsidy gains

Dr. Kelechi Anosike, the Abia PDP governorship candidate, has expressed support for President Tinubu's second term, citing increased state revenues from subsidy removal.

There are differing views on the subsidy removal policy. According to Hon. Jonathan Vatsa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Niger State, the policy has worsened poverty and imposed hardship on citizens, benefiting state governors and government officials more than ordinary Nigerians.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the government's subsidy removal policy, describing it as one of the biggest economic frauds being sold to Nigerians. Atiku argued that the administration cannot claim to have abolished subsidy while granting tax credits and concessions to petroleum industry operators.

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