Atiku’s fuel subsidy plan may cost Nigeria ₦22trn yearly — Tinubu aide

PM NEWS Nigeria | 01-09-2026 06:50am |

An aide to President Bola Tinubu has claimed that the fuel subsidy plan proposed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar could cost Nigeria ₦22 trillion yearly. The aide compared the plan to dressing a pig in white, stating that moving subsidies from the pump to the barrel is just the same invisible subsidy programme. The comment was made in response to Atiku's proposal.

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