Nigeria Must End ‘Criminal’ Petrol Subsidy – Peter Obi

Nigeria Must End ‘Criminal’ Petrol Subsidy – Peter Obi
Peter Obi

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has stated that Nigeria must end petrol subsidy.

“Going forward, we must look for ways to move Nigeria beyond oil,” Mr Obi said in a series of tweets.

“We must end this criminality called ‘oil subsidy’.”

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He stated that Nigeria is “vastly polarised and wrecked by divisions that run deep along religious, ethnic and regional lines.

“There is a staggering level of corruption. Our universities have remained closed for over five months. While our healthcare system remains comatose, power generation and distribution are also at an all-time low.”