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27 States Couldn’t Pay Salaries Before Subsidy – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has said that 27 states were unable to pay workers’ salaries before his administration removed fuel subsidy, as he criticised opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar’s pledge to restore the policy. Tinubu made the remarks on Thursday while receiving Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, who paid a thank-you visit to the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “I saw one of my opponents now say he will go back to subsidy. I r…

Return To Fuel Subsidy Shows ‘Serious Ignorance’ Of Governance — Tinubu - NewsTmes.com.ng

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described calls for a return to fuel subsidy as a demonstration of “serious ignorance on governance and economy,” insisting that the subsidy regime had contributed to severe financial difficulties for states. Tinubu spoke when Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, visited him at the Presidential Villa following Adeleke’s victory in the … The post Return To Fuel Subsidy Shows ‘Serious Ignorance’ Of Governance — Tin…

“States Once Came To Abuja Cap In Hand” — Tinubu Hits Atiku Over Fuel Subsidy Promise, Recalls ‘Half Salary’ Era In Osun

President Bola Tinubu has criticised the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, over his reported promise to restore the fuel subsidy regime if elected in 2027, describing such a position as a demonstration of “serious ignorance” about governance and the economy. Tinubu spoke while receiving Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the State House, Abuja, where he argued that the removal of petrol subsidy had …