President Bola Tinubu has said that the old subsidy
beneficiaries might have been resisting his decision to remove fuel subsidy.
Recall that President Tinubu announced the removal of fuel
subsidy during his inaugural speech on May 29, 2023.
The decision worsened the already depleted economy, making
life hard for its large population of very poor people.
The President, however, said that he would overcome his
adversaries with good governance and commitment to the people.
Tinubu said his administration was deploying resources to
critical sectors and areas with significant impact on the welfare of Nigerians.
The President spoke at a meeting with the Forum of State
Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the State House in Abuja on
Friday.
“The programme of our government will be truly progressive;
student loans, a national consumer credit system, and social welfare for the
unemployed, as well as graduates.
“Every Nigerian will find a place of belonging in our
country. In the eye of even the biggest hurricane, we will find that place of
tranquility and prosperous harmony for the benefit of all. Nigerians will all
partake on this national journey to prosperity,’’ the President said.
Tinubu told the state party chairmen, led by the National
Chairman of the APC, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, that his government had already
drawn up a blueprint for large-scale livestock farming, which will be activated
soon.
“As we are fighting corruption, smugglers, and old subsidy
beneficiaries, they most certainly will fight back. All those who falsified
records and became losers with the subsidy (on petroleum products) removal,
they will fight back.
“But we will defend our people. The treasury belongs to the
people, and that sacred trust must not be abused,” he said.
Last modified: March 16, 2024
