Fuel discount: APC sneaking subsidy back through backdoor – NDC

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of attempting to sneak petrol subsidy back into the system through its 30-day fuel discount, describing the measure as a desperate response to the economic hardship triggered by the subsidy removal.
It described the temporary discount announced by the federal government as “tokenism and deceit,” arguing that the Tinubu administration was now trying to reverse, through the backdoor, a policy it introduced without adequate consultation or measures to cushion its impact on Nigerians.
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, had said the government would...