Atiku, NDC Fault FG’s 30-Day Petrol Discount
Atiku says the plan is temporary relief that leaves fuel prices, transport fares and funding questions unresolved, while the NDC calls it tokenism.
- On Thursday, Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele announced a 30-day petrol discount at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited retail stations, stating the Federal Government would sell fuel at cost to prioritize public transport operators.
- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar rejected the measure as an "election-laced" subsidy package, with the ADC Presidential Campaign Council labeling it "tokenism and deceit" offering only temporary relief.
- The Nigeria Democratic Congress questioned the intervention's reach and potential crowding at NNPC retail outlets, while Arise Television anchor Reuben Abati criticized the government for acting "too late" to provide relief.
- Defending the policy, the Lagos APC urged opposition parties to propose practical alternatives, as Publicity Secretary Seye Oladejo stressed that the welfare of Nigerians must supersede political interests.
- These competing approaches to petrol pricing emerge as the ADC and All Progressives Congress debate strategies ahead of the 2027 elections, with opponents demanding sustainable solutions for Nigeria's economic challenges.
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Atiku asks Tinubu to "step down" over economic hardship, says 30-day petrol discount exposes policy failure
“Bola, 30 days cannot erase three and a half years of hardship. Nigerians have heard your excuses and endured your failed promises. They are ready to judge your record. After this latest admission of failure, the honourable thing to do is step down. Nigerians deserve a government that will do the work and make life affordable again."
Fuel discount: Tinubu govt woke up too late
Former presidential aide and Arise Television’s Morning Showanchor, Reuben Abati, has criticised the Federal Government’s 30-day petrol discount, saying the administration acted too late to provide relief to Nigerians. Abati said the temporary nature of the intervention raised questions about what would happen after the 30-day period. He also questioned the government’s continued borrowing despite […] Fuel discount: Tinubu govt woke up too late …
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