Yuguda, who is also a former minister Aviation, in a recent interview with a national television station, had alleged that up till the time of its removal,
the fuel subsidy regime was a scam run by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in conjunction with marketers and other stakeholders in the oil sector.
The group noted that “it was a shame that Mr. Yuguda who claimed to have served as chairman of a sub-committee between 2008 and 2009 under the economic meltdown period and chaired the committee on subsidy failed to alert the nation on the brazen allegation then, but waited till 15 years after.
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