Abuja, Aug. 16, 2023 – Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), says President Bola Tinubu has been honest with Nigerians on the removal of petrol subsidy.
Ganduje made the observation while receiving members of the various directorates of the party during the last elections in his office in Abuja on Wednesday.
He said Tinubu had the best intentions for Nigerians on the decision to remove fuel subsidy.
“President Bola Tinubu was honest to Nigerians, he did not play a game with the removal of subsidy.
He was very honest, even in his efforts to provide a solution to the effect of the subsidy removal.
“Before he was voted in, he said he would remove it, so he was honest. And now it has been removed, but of course, there are some pains.
“There is no doubt if you study the history of developed nations, they went through similar processes – one obstacle or another – and the people will have to suffer, but we are so happy that the President invited all the governors, irrespective of political leaning, and told them his agenda.
“His agenda is for immediate relief of the suffering, the medium measure, and the long-term measures.
“We are happy that most governments in the federation have taken the cue. They designed their state palliatives, and the federal government is also providing palliatives.
Ganduje said the Federal Government was discussing with some interest groups on the manufacturing and distribution of vehicles that run on gas.
“The Federal Government is developing the railway system in urban areas.
In Abuja here and across the country, the railway that started from Lagos Ibadan to Kaduna to Kano to Katsina to Jibia and up to Maradi in Niger Republic, it is the same thing with the southern part of the country, in the northeastern part of the country, and even the South-South.
“There’s a blueprint for the development of the railway system which will make transportation much easier,” he said. (GBN)
