Why Atiku’s subsidy plan is flawed – Tinubu’s aide

Tinubu’s aide criticises Atiku’s proposal to subsidise crude oil for local refineries, warning of fiscal holes and market distortions.

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has disowned comments by one of his media aides, Paul Ibe, on fuel subsidy, insisting that his position on the matter remains unchanged. Atiku said he would restore subsidy if elected president in 2027, stressing t

The APC and President Tinubu know that the Atiku solution to subsidise production as a way of lowering the pump price and bringing down the cost of living is a bold idea and they know it resonates with the people. This is why they have been quite busy of late. They have dismissed the idea…

[This Day] Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to restore Nigeria's petrol subsidy if elected president in the 2027 presidential election.