A professor at Obafemi Awolowo University, Tunji Ogunyemi, has warned that restoring petrol subsidy could leave about 15 states in northern Nigeria unable to sustain their operations within three months. Ogunyemi made this statement during an interview on Open Forum 360, reacting to a proposal by African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to restore petrol subsidy if elected in 2027. The professor argued that bringing back the subsidy would reduce funds available for distribution through the Federation Account, on which most states rely to finance government operations. He described the reversal of the subsidy removal as calamitous, listing reduced Federation Account revenue as one of four major problems that would arise.
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