Opinion by abati1990: Fuel subsidy and the God of GEJonathan via thecableng
Nigeria, has been his announcement that “fuel subsidy is gone”. In his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023, he did not state how but within 24 hours, his rather speculative declaration was given effect. Oil marketers and managers at fuel stations adjusted their operations, shifting prices per litre of petrol upwards.
Citing what he called “social consequences” that may arise from such action, the Buhari administration, literally postponing the evil day, got the national assembly to shift the implementation of that part of the law till 18 months later to coincide with the end of his own tenure as president of Nigeria. As that administration began to wind down, the then finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, continued to remind Nigerians that Nigeria would not be able to fund fuel subsidies beyond May 29, 2023.
In the Holy Bible , the story is well told of Jonathan’s faith in God. He did not ascend to the throne because of his father, Saul’s sin, and he may have died in battle at Mount Gilboa but students of the Word will remember his valiant outreach against the Philistines. He told his armour bearer: “It may be that the Lord will work for us…” .
I am tempted to quote the essay in extenso, but I guess, a few excerpts would be adequate. Tinubu wrote inter alia as follows: “I am not calling President Jonathan an evil man. I do not believe he is perverse. However, the economic ideas controlling him are so misguided and that they have a perverse impact. Because he is a slave to wrong-headed economics, the people will become enslaved to greater misery. This crisis will bear his name and will be his legacy.
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