And then of course we shall await the next round of shortages, then a recommencement of blame passing. If you had followed the conversation around January 2012 on the issue of removal of fuel subsidy, it was not as if the people were opposed to the action at the time. “Nigerians were opposed to the measure because people were making money out of it to the detriment of the nation. It was the fraudulent implementation of subsidy that Nigerians were fundamentally opposed to and not the subsidy itself. “So the decision to retain subsidy we believe is in the overall interest of Nigerians.

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2017 04:33 UTC