{
  "id": 3625809,
  "title": "Atiku and The Subsidy Card",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/atiku-and-the-subsidy-card",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T00:36:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/27/atiku-and-the-subsidy-card/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's pledge to finance recurrent expenditure with non-oil revenue and use oil income for investment in infrastructure, security, education, and health marked a significant approach during his 2011 presidential campaign. He argued that oil revenue is volatile and should be wisely utilized for future growth rather than consumed today. Atiku also proposed encouraging state governments to reduce dependence on oil revenue for recurrent expenditure. Following his election and Tinubu's removal of fuel subsidy in 2023, Atiku has reintroduced his previous position, which has gained popularity among Nigerians. Despite the contradiction with earlier stances, Atiku's approach can be seen as playing to the crowd and tapping into popular sentiment.",
  "summary": "Olusegun Adeniyi While campaigning for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket in the recently concluded 2011 general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar came up with what I considered the most fundamental statement I have heard",
  "key_points": [
    "Atiku pledged to finance recurrent expenditure with non-oil revenue.",
    "He advocated using oil income for infrastructure, security, education, and health.",
    "Atiku reintroduced stance post Tinubu's fuel subsidy removal in 2023."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Atiku's reintroduced stance on using oil revenue for investment and non-oil revenue for recurrent expenditure aligns him with popular sentiment, potentially gaining him support among Nigerians.",
  "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."
}