Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has doubled down on his decision to restore subsidy on petrol if elected in the 2027 presidential election.
Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in next year’s election said in a post on X that his position on the policy has not changed.
The Presidency Wednesday accused Atiku of playing politics with the issue of fuel subsidy with his aides saying different things on the subsidy issue.
However, Atiku in his post on X, which also had a video clip, insisted that his position remained unchanged.
“On the question of subsidy, my position has not changed and will not change: I will restore it! A nation as blessed as ours has no business abandoning its citizens to hardship. Nigeria is rich enough to look after her own,” Atiku said.
The former vice expressed his believe that the wealth of a nation is not measured by how much government collects, but by how much the money in the pockets of its people can buy.
“I want wages to have value again. I want farmers to move produce without transport swallowing their profits. I want families to fill their baskets without emptying their pockets. I want businesses to produce, employ and prosper.
“That is why I will restore targeted subsidy and put purchasing power back in the hands of Nigerians.
“When fuel rises, transport rises. When transport rises, food rises. When food rises, families suffer.
“I will break that wretched chain that has defined our national life in the nearly four years of Tinubu’s presidency.
“I will support Nigerian production, reduce energy costs and restore purchasing power. I will not restore the import racket; I will restore relief.
“I restated this commitment when I received the Osun State leadership of the ADC in Abuja on Tuesday.
“I will make the naira in your pocket worth more, make daily living affordable again, and secure our people.
“Economic security. Physical security. A better life for every Nigerian.
“That is the Nigeria I intend to build,” Atiku said.
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