A survey indicating that 67.4 per cent of Nigerians rejected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s fuel subsidy policy, has the reaction of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.
A statement Abubakar’s media aide, Phrank Shaibu, on Tuesday, Atiku disclosed that the verdict of an SBM Intelligence survey represented a damning public verdict on the administration that removed the fuel subsidy.
He said Nigerians had rejected President Bola Tinubu’s fuel policy and demanded immediate relief from the crushing cost of living.
Abubakar said the 67.4 per cent figure was more than an economic statistic, noting that it represented a growing majority of Nigerians who had rejected Tinubu’s policy.
Said Abubakar: “This survey is no longer merely about economic policy. It has become a democratic question. When an overwhelming majority of Nigerians declare that a government policy is destroying their lives, responsible leadership must listen.
“For three and a half harrowing years, Nigerians have suffered under Tinubu’s reckless ‘subsidy is gone’ experiment. Transport costs have exploded. Food prices have soared. Businesses have collapsed. Purchasing power has been destroyed, and millions of families have been pushed deeper into poverty.
“The survey simply confirms what Nigerians already know: Tinubu’s fuel policy has caused far more harm than good. The policy has been rejected, and the government responsible for it must also be rejected”.
Atiku had proposed the return of fuel subsidy. However, President Tinubu, who is seeking re-election in 2027, has insisted that returning petrol subsidy would mean more hardship for Nigerians.
