2027: Obi disagrees with Atiku, backs fuel subsidy removal
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has weighed in on the fresh debate over the removal of fuel subsidy by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. On May 29, 2023, President Tinubu announced the removal of fuel subsidy, declaring that “subsidy is gone.” Since the policy was announced, prices of […]
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi expressed disagreement with Atiku Abubakar's stance on the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration. Atiku, who initially did not oppose the subsidy removal, recently pledged to restore it if elected in 2027. Obi argued that mismanagement of the gains from subsidy removal should not be a reason to reverse the policy.
He emphasized that the government should have provided Nigerians with alternative benefits from the saved resources. Obi maintained that the subsidy removal should be done in an organized manner, with the recovered funds properly invested for the benefit of all Nigerians. He criticized the Tinubu-led administration for failing to effectively utilize the gains from subsidy removal, highlighting the poor state of healthcare in the country.
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