{
  "id": 11473975,
  "title": "Tinubu failed to cut petrol taxes to ease hardship, unlike Germany – Atiku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/tinubu-failed-to-cut-petrol-taxes-to-ease-hardship-unlike-germany",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:56:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/02/tinubu-failed-to-cut-petrol-taxes-to-ease-hardship-unlike-germany-atiku/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, has criticized President Bola Tinubu's failure to reduce petrol taxes, unlike his counterpart in Germany. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku lamented the continued suffering of Nigerians due to high fuel prices. He stated that families are struggling to afford basic necessities, including meals, transportation, and other essentials. Atiku pointed out that Germany, a neighboring country to Nigeria, has taken action to alleviate its citizens' economic hardship by cutting fuel taxes by €0.17 per liter from October to December, resulting in an estimated cost of €2.5 billion. The prices at the pump in Germany have begun to fall, providing relief to its citizens. Atiku emphasized that when petrol becomes more expensive, transportation and other essential goods become more expensive as well, leading to a cycle of hardship for ordinary Nigerians. He called for the Nigerian government to prioritize the welfare of its people by implementing targeted, budgeted support for fuel refined in Nigeria, ensuring that the benefit directly lowers pump prices. Atiku expressed regret for Nigerians having to choose between feeding their families, paying for transportation, and meeting other basic needs. He vowed to make life affordable again, contrasting it with Tinubu's unrelenting increase in prices and labeling it as the price of reform.",
  "summary": "Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that, unlike Germany, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has failed to cut petrol taxes to ease the economic hardship Nigerians are facing. Atiku made this disclosure in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, on Friday. According to him, […] Tinubu failed to cut petrol…",
  "key_points": [
    "Atiku criticizes Tinubu for not reducing petrol taxes, unlike Germany.",
    "Germany cuts fuel taxes by €0.17 per liter, saving €2.5 billion.",
    "Atiku demands targeted support to lower pump prices for Nigerians."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}