Politician and former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Abubakar Atiku has criticised President Bola Tinubu over reports on the re-introduction of fuel subsidies.
Atiku was reacting to media reports alleging that the president had directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to spend the federation’s dividends on petrol subsidies. The report further alleged that NNPCL is expected to pause the payment of interim dividends for eight months this year — from May to December for payment of subsidies.
Responding to the report, Atiku in a statement on his verified X handle on Monday, described the move as “covert”, “secretive”, and portending “grave’ implications for the integrity of the country’s federalism.
