Tinubu Couldn’t Have Retained Subsidy Without Budgetary Provision — Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo - TheNigeriaLawyer

Tinubu Couldn’t Have Retained Subsidy Without Budgetary Provision — Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo - TheNigeriaLawyer

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said President Bola Tinubu could not have continued with petrol subsidy payments because there was no budgetary allocation for it when his administration assumed office. Speaking on Monday during a panel session at the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual conference in Enugu, where he shared the stage with former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, Tunji-Ojo explained that paying subsidy …

Ezekwesili faults Tinubu’s subsidy removal approach, says policy deepened hardship

Former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has described the removal of fuel subsidy by the administration of President Bola Tinubu as a necessary reform that was poorly implemented, leaving Nigerians to grapple with its unintended consequences. Ezekwesili made the remarks on Monday while speaking at the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual Conference held at the International Conference Centre in Enugu. According to the for…