{
  "id": 6425501,
  "title": "Malami backs return of fuel subsidy, cites worsening hardship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/malami-backs-return-of-fuel-subsidy-cites-worsening-hardship",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T14:06:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/09/malami-backs-return-of-fuel-subsidy-cites-worsening-hardship/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abubakar Malami, a candidate for governor in Kebbi State under the African Democratic Congress, has advocated for the reinstatement of fuel subsidy as a means to alleviate the growing economic hardships faced by the people of the Northwest region. Malami argued that the removal of the subsidy had exacerbated the financial burden on households and contributed to the escalating cost of living in the area. He made this assertion during a signing ceremony in Abuja, where he and other ADC governorship candidates from the seven Northwest states endorsed the promise made by ADC Presidential Candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to restore the subsidy as an immediate step to prevent the further decline of their constituents' economic situation. The ADC candidates from the Northwest region appealed to President Bola Tinubu to reverse the removal of the fuel subsidy, contending that the expected advantages of its discontinuation had not yielded improvements in the living conditions of ordinary Nigerians. They also attributed the economic hardships to the rising levels of hunger and other challenges confronting residents throughout the region.",
  "summary": "The African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in Kebbi State, Abubakar Malami, has backed the restoration of fuel subsidy, saying it should be among the immediate measures to address worsening economic hardship in the Northwest. Malami said the removal of the subsidy had increased pressure on households in the region and contributed to the rising […] Malami backs return of fuel…",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}