{
  "id": 14504453,
  "title": "Shettima mocks Atiku’s fuel subsidy plan, says it can’t balance budget",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/shettima-mocks-atikus-fuel-subsidy-plan-says-it-cant-balance-budget",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T18:06:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/shettima-mocks-atikus-fuel-subsidy-plan-says-it-cant-balance-budget/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticized former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's shift on economic policies, arguing that ideological changes cannot resolve a national budget deficit. At a recent event marking the inauguration of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Shettima mocked Atiku’s proposal for a production subsidy, stating it could not balance the budget. The outgoing Vice President's comment came amidst Atiku's pledge to restore the petrol subsidy if elected in 2027, which he reiterated on August 25.",
  "summary": "Vice President Kashim Shettima has ridiculed ex-VP Atiku Abubakar’s proposed production subsidy, saying a change of ideological wardrobe cannot balance a b Read More: https://punchng.com/shettima-mocks-atikus-fuel-subsidy-plan-says-it-cant-balance-budget/",
  "key_points": [
    "Vice President Shettima criticized Atiku's fuel subsidy plan.",
    "Shettima argued ideological changes can't resolve budget deficit.",
    "Atiku pledged to restore petrol subsidy if elected in 2027."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Shettima mocks Atiku’s fuel subsidy plan, says it can’t balance budget",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/shettima-mocks-atikus-fuel-subsidy-plan-says-it-cant-balance-budget-14505534",
        "published": "2026-10-14T18:12:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "‘Atiku is no Abraham Lincoln, like Odinga’ – Shettima mocks ex-VP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/atiku-is-no-abraham-lincoln-like-odinga-shettima-mocks-ex-vp",
        "published": "2026-10-14T18:21:38.000Z"
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  "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."
}