APC admits petrol prices hurting Nigerian families, rejects Atiku’s subsidy plan

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From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) has admitted that rising petrol prices are hurting Nigerian families, but rejected the production subsidy proposed by African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as the solution to the mounting pressure.
The council assured Nigerians that the President Bola Tinubu administration would continue to pursue measures to ease the burden, saying petrol sold for about N830 per litre before the Middle East crisis pushed crude oil prices above $100 per barrel.
“The APC-PCC acknowledges the pressure that hi...