Atiku: Tinubu’s Removal of Oil Subsidy is Economic Fraud Against Nigerians

THISDAYLIVE | 23-08-2026 06:12pm |

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Bola Tinubu's administration for celebrating the removal of the oil subsidy, calling it an economic fraud against Nigerians. Atiku argued that the government cannot claim to have abolished the subsidy while granting tax credits and other fiscal incentives to petroleum industry operators. He stated that his economic recovery plan would restore targeted subsidies for Nigerians, and he dismissed the government's propaganda as collapsing under the weight of its own policies.

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