Atiku’ll restore petrol subsidy, phase it out later — Spokesman

Atiku Abubakar’s spokesman, Paul Ibe, says the former VP will restore petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027, then gradually phase it out.

At the centre of the clarification is a distinction Atiku's camp is keen to draw between his proposal and the import-subsidy system Nigeria abandoned in 2023.

[This Day] Any presidential candidate promising to restore petrol subsidy without publishing its cost, funding source and safeguards is not presenting an economic policy. He is selling an illusion to a distressed electorate.