Atiku had earlier pledged to return the subsidy on fuel if elected as the President of Nigeria in the upcoming 2027 polls.
By Kehinde Okeowo
African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has assured Nigerians that United States President Donald Trump will back his decision to reinstate the fuel subsidy regime.
He made this known on Sunday in a statement made available to pressmen by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, tagged ‘Atiku boasts of stakeholders, Trump support on fuel subsidy’.
The former Vice-President had earlier pledged to return the subsidy on fuel if elected as the President of Nigeria in the upcoming 2027 polls.
However, in his latest statement, Atiku noted that the policy is aimed at putting money back into people’s pockets and making sure Nigerians feel the benefit at the pump.
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He also accused the President Bola Tinubu-led administration of attacking “relief for ordinary Nigerians” while granting “waivers, incentives, and concessions to multinational oil companies and businesses close to his administration”.
The statement read in part: “This is why my Production Subsidy is about putting money back into people’s pockets. Support what we produce and refine here, increase supply, monitor the price, and make sure Nigerians feel the benefit at the pump.
“CORAN is saying support domestic production. America understands the importance of supporting strategic energy production.
“Yet Tinubu attacks relief for ordinary Nigerians while his government understands perfectly well how to grant waivers, incentives, and concessions to multinational oil companies and businesses close to his administration.
“So why does intervention suddenly become bad economics when ordinary Nigerians are meant to benefit?”
