Fuel Price Discount: Atiku Asks FG, ‘What Happens on Day 31?’
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has questioned the Nigerian government's plan to provide a 30-day discount on petrol prices, demanding an explanation for what will happen after the discount ends. Atiku criticised President Bola Tinubu for adopting his proposed policy of a production subsidy, which he once mocked, but stripping it of measures he deemed necessary for lasting fuel cost relief.
The government defends the discount as a commercial decision by NNPC Retail, rather than a return to the fuel subsidy regime. Atiku argues that the temporary price reduction fails to address the ongoing pressure on households, transport operators, and businesses, and suggests that a targeted production subsidy would provide better support for locally refined petroleum products and lower fuel costs.
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