Nigeria won’t go back to Egypt, Tinubu rejects Atiku’s subsidy plan
President Bola Tinubu has rejected Atiku Abubakar’s fuel subsidy plan, vowing that Nigeria will never return to the old system which he removed. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-wont-go-back-to-egypt-tinubu-rejects-atikus-subsidy-plan/
President Bola Tinubu has held firm in his decision to reject a return to the fuel subsidy, dismissing any suggestion that Nigeria should emulate the past by going back to Egypt. During a recent forum, Tinubu likened any return to the removal of the subsidy to asking Moses to return to Egypt, stating that it was impossible and that the country could not afford such a move.
The President reiterated his commitment to the economy's growth trajectory, emphasizing that Nigeria would not fall back into bankruptcy or a state of economic crisis.
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