Former Kano State governor Ibrahim Shekarau has asked the federal government to ensure the provision of palliatives to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy
Shekarau said Buhari’s administration had made it clear that the subsidy would be removed because it was not appropriated for in the 2023 budget.
“If I were Tinubu, I would have referred to that — that has been in the process and we are not objecting to the process, we are going to study it to see all the implications and ensure that we remain on track. Naturally, I think the reaction nationwide is not totally unexpected,” he added. Shekarau, also said previous administrations have not been carrying labour along in their plan to remove petrol subsidy.“It is now the period of damage control. He needs to go back to the drawing board. Unfortunately, it would take us a long time to negotiate – the labour organisations are already making a lot of noise,” he noted.
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