15 northern states may collapse if subsidy returns, don warns

Atiku playing to the gallery, 15 northern states 'll collapse if subsidy returns

“The Federation Account is the jugular of more than 30 states. Only about four states in Nigeria can survive without the Federation Account"

15 northern states may collapse if subsidy returns, don warns

A professor warns that restoring petrol subsidy could lead to 15 northern states collapsing within three months due to reduced Federation Account funds.

StatePress NG: ‘Subsidy return will cripple 15 Northern states in 3 months’

'15 Northern States Will Collapse Within Three Months' – Ogunyemi Hits Atiku Over Subsidy Return Promise

Professor Tunji Ogunyemi of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has berated the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over his pledge to...

“More Than 15 Northern States Will Collapse Within Three Months If Fuel Subsidy Returns” — Prof. Ogunyemi Faults Atiku’s Proposal

A professor at Obafemi Awolowo University, Tunji Ogunyemi, has warned that a return to petrol subsidy could severely weaken the finances of many Nigerian states, claiming that more than 15 states in the North could become unable to sustain government operations within three months. Ogunyemi made the assertion during an interview on Open Forum 360, […]

15 northern states will collapse in three months if subsidy is restored, says OAU prof

Tunji Ogunyemi, a professor at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), says 15 states in northern Nigeria would collapse within three months if petrol subsidy is restored.   Ogunyemi spoke during an interview on Open Forum 360, a podcast hosted by Dare Adekanmbi.   Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), had said he would restore petrol subsidy if elected president.   Ogunyemi, however, warned that restoring th…