Shekarau: FG should provide palliatives to cushion effect of petrol subsidy crisis | TheCable fuelsubsidy
Shekarau spoke on Wednesday when he featured on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television.
At his inaugural speech on Monday, President Bola Tinubu said the petrol subsidy regime is gone and that there is no provision for it in the 2023 Appropriation Act. Tinubu’s declaration was followed by panic-buying of petrol while access to the product became difficult.Shekarau said “the way” Tinubu made the announcement “triggered” the response from Nigerians.Shekarau said Buhari’s administration had “made it clear” that subsidy would be removed because it was not appropriated for in the 2023 budget.
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