Fuel subsidy debate: Between economic reform and political expediency, By Ehi Braimah
Nigeria’s worsening cost-of-living crisis has turned petrol subsidy into one of the most politically sensitive issues ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
My view is that Nigeria does not need a return to an inefficient subsidy regime merely because petrol is expensive, neither does it need to worship the doctrine of subsidy removal while citizens are pushed deeper into poverty.
Tinubu’s supporters will argue that subsidy removal was necessary to save Nigeria from fiscal collapse and that reversing it would return the country to the bad old days.
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