The debate over Nigeria's fuel subsidy removal continues, with Atiku Abubakar calling for its return and President Bola Tinubu defending the removal. The article argues that the real question is whether Nigeria was right to remove the subsidy without first addressing corruption, refining capacity, and energy costs. It notes that the old subsidy system was expensive, hard to audit, and prone to fraud, with the World Bank estimating over N8.6 trillion spent on petrol subsidies between 2019 and 2022.
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