Subsidy: 'Tinubu deregulated petroleum industry to save Nigerians' - Abiodun

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said President Bola Tinubu deregulated the petroleum industry to save Nigerians as he pleads with citizens to be patient with the president.

Making this plea while appearing on Channels TV on Sunday, the Ogun governor, who recently won his election appeal, explained that the president inherited a dead government from his predecessor.

According to the Ogun governor, the president had been bold and audacious and had taken critical economic decisions that previous administrations could not take

“The President Tinubu-led administration has been very bold and audacious. They’ve taken the bull by the horns. They’ve done what no government has done in the history of Nigeria. Tinubu inherited an administration that was almost comatose. I believe this government is very bold and taking the bull by the horns. President Tinubu has been able to do what no president has ever been able to do in the history of Nigeria. President Tinubu deregulated the petroleum industry to save Nigerians,” Governor Abiodun said.

His comment comes as Nigerians continue to bear the brunt of Tinubu’s decision to remove fuel subsidy.

PoliticsNow recalls that Tinubu had, upon assumption of office, immediately removed the fuel subsidy. His decision triggered an unprecedented rise in the pump price of fuel, going up from N189 to over N600 per litre.