No Going Back on Subsidy Restoration, Atiku Insists

By Oyewale Oyelola

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Candidate for the 2027 general elections, Atiku Abubakar has insisted on his plan to restore petroleum subsidy, if elected as President.

Atiku reiterated this on Monday while addressing Osun ADC Stakeholders at his Abuja residence.

His words: “On the question of subsidy, my position has not changed and will not change: I will restore it! A nation as blessed as ours has no business abandoning its citizens to hardship. Nigeria is rich enough to look after her own.

“I believe the wealth of a nation is not measured by how much government collects, but by how much the money in the pockets of its people can buy. I want wages to have value again. I want farmers to move produce without transport swallowing their profits. I want families to fill their baskets without emptying their pockets. I want businesses to produce, employ and prosper.”

He said the restoration of targeted subsidy will put purchasing power back in the hands of Nigerians.

According to him, when fuel rises, transport rises. When transport rises, food rises. When food rises, families suffer.

ADC Presidential Candidate promised to break the wretched chain of four years of Tinubu’s presidency.