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Atiku’s subsidy reversal plan would let Nigerians breathe, Nwosu says
🇳🇬 Nigeria /Economy & Trade

Atiku’s subsidy reversal plan would let Nigerians breathe, Nwosu says

From Vanguard · () English

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  • Ralph Nwosu, a former chairman of Nigeria’s African Democratic Congress, criticized President Bola Tinubu’s removal of the fuel subsidy.
  • Nwosu said presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar had shown boldness by promising to reintroduce the policy.
  • He said the subsidy removal had placed pressure on civil servants and other Nigerians.

Ralph Nwosu says Nigerians would be able to breathe more easily if Atiku Abubakar restored the fuel subsidy. The former national chairman of the African Democratic Congress described Atiku’s pledge as a bold position.

Nwosu said President Bola Tinubu had made the wrong decision by removing the subsidy. He argued that the policy reversal proposed by Atiku would ease the pressure now facing Nigerians.

Nwosu also lamented the effect on civil servants, saying the cost of living had become so difficult that some now sleep at their workplaces. The comments were made as the debate over the subsidy’s removal continued.

Atiku’s subsidy reversal plan’ll let Nigerians breathe.

— Ralph NwosuNwosu praised Atiku Abubakar’s promise to restore the fuel subsidy.
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