Nigeria: Presidency Tackles Atiku for Saying He'll Restore Fuel Subsidy

Nigeria: Presidency Tackles Atiku for Saying He'll Restore Fuel Subsidy

Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga accused Atiku of being "desperate for power."

APC accuses Atiku of desperation over pledge to restore fuel subsidy

“This is desperation of the most pitiful kind, an admission he is clueless and out of touch with Nigeria’s economic realities and imperatives of reform.” The post APC accuses Atiku of desperation over pledge to restore fuel subsidy appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

'Desperation of most pitiful kind' - APC blasts Atiku over fuel subsidy comment

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has blasted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over his recent fuel subsidy comment. In a statement posted on its verified X handle on Thursday, the APC, through its national spokesman, Felix Morka, said Atiku had backflipped from his 2023 policy support for fuel subsidy removal […] ‘Desperation of most pitiful kind’ – APC blasts Atiku over fuel subsidy comment

Subsidy: Atiku showing desperation for power

The Presidency has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for his new stance on subsidy removal, accusing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential candidate of exhibiting desperation for power. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement said Atiku lacks comprehension of the present economic dynamics for suggesting that he would “restore the much-abused, wasteful, pillaged, corrup…

APC Berates Atiku Over Fuel Subsidy Removal Reversal Promise

All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated former vice president and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, over his pledge to restore Nigeria’s petrol subsidy if elected president in the 2027 general election. Atiku, during a Facebook Live session, said he did not initially oppose the policy but had since changed his position, questioning how the savings from the subsidy removal had been utilised. “I i…

Subsidy politics and the burden of history: A Rejoinder to Atiku Abubakar

The country needs leaders capable of explaining how Nigeria will become productive enough that Nigerians no longer need government subsidies simply to survive.