Garba Shehu, ex-spokesperson of former President Muhammadu Buhari, says although the past administration did not remove petrol subsidy, it did eliminate other subsidies.
In a statement on Monday, Shehu explained that the petrol subsidy was not removed during the last administration to prevent any form of insurrection that could have cost the All Progressives Congress the 2023 elections.
“So no, Buhari didn’t remove the petrol subsidy — but in vitally important stages he removed every other budget-busting, egregious, economic-growth-crushing subsidy along the way.
“We do not want to distract them from the onerous tasks facing them and the nation. Neither is it our wish to take the spotlight away from them in any way.”said the decision to remove subsidies was not for Buhari “to take all by himself”.
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