Subsidy Removal: Hold governors, LG chairmen accountable — FERMA chairman

Vanguard News | 03-09-2026 07:23pm |

The Chairman of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Dr. Musa Babayo, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu's removal of the petrol subsidy. He urged Nigerians to hold their governors and local government chairmen accountable for the additional revenues they receive from the reform. Babayo cautioned against attributing all economic hardships to subsidy removal while ignoring the significant increase in funds available to state and local governments. He made these remarks in a statement titled 'The Other Side of Subsidy Reform: Where Did the Money Go? Nigeria's States and Local Governments Received Trillions More. Citizens Must Now Demand an Account.'

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