Fuel price discount: ‘Dull student who copied classmate’s answer’ – Atiku attacks Tinubu

The Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu in a comparison reminiscent of a dull student copying answers from a classmate. Atiku's remarks came in response to the 30-day fuel price discount introduced by the federal government. Earlier, Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele had announced the discount at all Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, filling stations nationwide.

Atiku accused Tinubu of borrowing his idea for fuel subsidy removal but failing to grasp the underlying lesson. In a video interview, Atiku remarked, "Wait a minute Bola, you have borrowed the idea but missed the lesson and Amaechi tried to define the lesson while speaking." He further stated, "Bola, you are like a dull student who copied his classmate’s answer, you have done it so blindly that the classmate’s name at the top of his exam paper and then demanded marks for original thinking."

Atiku questioned Tinubu's decision to remove the subsidy component, asking, "You copied my production subsidy proposal, nothing wrong about that, you stripped away the part that makes it work and handed Nigerians a 30-day discount. 'Where is the rest of the answer Bola? You see why it is good to go to school.'"