Atiku Reaffirms Plan for Targeted Fuel Subsidy, Distances Himself From Aide’s Remarks

ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar says he will restore a targeted petrol subsidy if elected in 2027. He said comments by his media aide, Paul Ibe, suggesting that the subsidy would later be phased out did not represent his position. Atiku said Nigeria has enough resources to protect citizens from hardship. He argued that economic progress should be judged by what ordinary Nigerians can afford, including transport, food and other essentials. The former vice-president said any subsidy programme would include safeguards against the leakages linked to the old system. His proposal has renewed debate over whether Nigeria should ease fuel costs through targeted support or maintain market-based petrol pricing after the 2023 subsidy removal.

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