‘Fuel Subsidy Removal Will Favour Students, Vulnerable Nigerians’

A former special adviser on strategy to Kwara State governor, Alhaji Saadu Salahu, has said the recent fuel subsidy removal by the federal government was done

Salahu spoke at the second colloquium in commemoration of the 2023 Democracy Day and celebration of 10 Nigerian/ Kwaran icons, organised by the National Association of Nigeria Students Joint Campus Council, Kwara State axis.Salahu who was among the awards recipients at the event said students loan policy and the new electricity act were designed to address the energy crisis and boost digital economy, industrialisation and employment generating opportunities for youths in particular.

He said the suspension of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria , unified and deregulated forex have drastically reduced the demand for dollars. The veteran journalist and public relations expert also hailed the inauguration of the National Economic Council by President Bola Tinubu, adding that,” this is tailored towards providing timely palliatives for the masses and Nigerian workers facing the pains of the subsidy removal.”

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