Subsidy Removal: Tinubu Tells Nigerians To Bear With His Administration

The President made  the appeal in Abuja, during the public presentation of the autobiography of an elder statesman, Edwin Clark.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, who represented Tinubu at the event, said efforts are being made to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal.

“Solutions to problems can never be as instant as coffee. But we must certainly be there. I know the removal of fuel subsidy has created some things. And that is why palliatives are being put in place of 100 trucks 

“Fertilizers have been sent to the states, 100 trucks of grains have been sent and more are coming. Buses are also coming. We can endure this for a moment. What we are going through today is for a better tomorrow. Nations are great because citizens have hope. They have hope that tomorrow will be better than today.” President Tinubu said. 

Thias was followed after the Federal Government’s  approval of palliatives for state governments. during the National Economic Council (NEC), meeting at the Presidential Villa, where it approved N5bn for each state and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as well as grains for state governors.

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, made the announcement while briefing the State House Correspondent adding tha the government had also released five trucks of rice each to the 36 state governors.

According to him, the governors were expected to buy 100,000 bags of rice, 40,000 bags of maize, and fertilizers as part of measures to stem the effect of the removal of subsidy on petroleum.

Fifty-two per cent of the funds, Zulum added, were doled out to the states as grants. The rest  – 48 per cent  is seen as loans.