The Young Progressives Party (YPP) presidential candidate, Arch. Peter Agada, has proposed a targeted, time-bound fuel subsidy scheme projected to cost ₦3.2 trillion in its first year. The proposal aims to cut transport fares by up to 45 per cent and bring headline inflation down to 7.5 per cent. It centres on LIN cards for verified productive users, including commercial buses and taxis using Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), haulage trucks using Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), domestic airlines using aviation turbine kerosene (ATK), and low-income households using kerosene. According to Agada, the scheme would have spending limits, graduated subsidy bands, and an automatic sunset mechanism, with an estimated daily subsidised volume of 29.1 million litres.
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