EXTRA: 'Motorcyclists' in Cameroon protest Nigeria's removal of petrol subsidy | TheCable fuelsubsidy
In his inaugural speech, President Bola Tinubu said the petrol subsidy“On fuel subsidy, unfortunately, the budget before I assumed office is that no provision is there for fuel subsidy. So, fuel subsidy is gone,” the president had said.
Following Tinubu’s pronouncement, huge queues resurfaced at filling stations in some parts of Nigeria — a situation the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria TheCable observed that the retail price of petrol rose to high levels across the country, reaching a high of N540 per litre in some filling stations since Tinubu’s announcement.adjustment of the pump price across its retail outlets nationwide to accommodate market realities.
Eons Intelligence, a Twitter account that publishes security reports, said commercial motorcyclists in Cameroon were protesting the effects of the subsidy removal in their country.VIDEO: In Garoua, Cameroon, commercial motorcyclists are protesting the removal of petrol subsidy. They are expressing their dissatisfaction in a blend of Fulfulde and French, and criticizing President Tinubu.
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