According to the report from the Sun, a Former Secretary General of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mr. Anthony Sani discussed President Bola Tinubu’s address to the nation regarding the removal of subsidies.
Sani explained that Tinubu clarified the necessity of this decision due to current oil production levels and crude oil prices being significantly lower than in 2012 when Tinubu and others opposed the removal, believing that Nigeria could afford subsidies at the time.
While noting the President’s efforts to revitalize the economy and stressing the unsustainability of subsidies, Sani criticized Tinubu for omitting any mention of measures to reduce governance costs.
Sani emphasized that government officials should take the lead in making sacrifices and encourage the rest of Nigerians to do the same.
According to Anthony Sani, “President Bola Tinubu used the broad cast to let Nigerians know that removal of the subsidies was not a matter of choice, considering the volume of production and the price of crude oil which are half of what obtained in 2012 when he and some of us opposed the removal because we thought the nation could afford it.
And now that subsidies are not sustainable, the decision has to change. He also listed the efforts the government has been making in order to revamp the economy. There was nothing wrong with that except that he left out what the government is doing to reduce cost of governance. Government officials should lead the charge for the required sacrifices and dare the rest of Nigerians to follow.”….Vìêw–Morê