{
  "id": 2175569,
  "title": "Atiku vows to restore petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/atiku-vows-to-restore-petrol-subsidy-if-elected-president-in-2027",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T16:38:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/business-news/904324-atiku-vows-to-restore-petrol-subsidy-if-elected-president-in-2027.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has pledged to restore Nigeria's petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027. According to This Day, he made this declaration during a Facebook Live session, questioning how the savings from the subsidy removal have been utilised. Atiku initially did not oppose the removal of the fuel subsidy but has since changed his position.\n\nAtiku also stated that those who diverted public funds meant for the subsidy scheme should be made to account for them. The subsidy was removed by President Bola Tinubu during his inauguration on May 29, 2023, which led to a sharp increase in fuel prices and higher living costs.\n\nThe Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has criticised Atiku's promise, describing him as confused and accusing him of inconsistency on the subsidy issue, as reported by Daily Post Nigeria.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}