Fuel Subsidy To Go By June, Tinubu’s Government Will Determine Palliatives For Nigerians — Buhari’s Minister

The President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has said the incoming government of Bola Tinubu will be responsible for providing fuel subsidy palliatives to Nigerians after the subsidy is eventually removed in June 2023.

This was stated by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Tuesday during the 68th session of the State House Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.

Fielding a question on the issue, the minister said, “The subsidy palliatives will be left to the incoming government to implement. We’ll simply hand over to them.

“Of course, we will give recommendations which they are at liberty to either accept or reject.”

The Nigerian government has been working to harmonise its efforts with states to provide palliatives to cushion the effect of the gradual removal of petroleum subsidy.

The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, who addressed journalists at the time, noted that a committee led by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, and the National Economic Council comprising state governors had been working to resolve the issue for over 12 months now.

Within that period, however, the committee had yet to harmonise its templates, he added.

Abba said, “For over a year plus now, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has been leading a committee working on this and the National Economic Council also has a committee that has also been working on this.”

“So, the stage that we are in now is how to finalise the suggestions that have come out from both the Federal Government and the governors’ side.

“Like you know, it is something that is going to affect the entire nation. They will just have to ensure that everyone is carried along, that is both the federal and sub-national governments”, he added.