Atiku Reaffirms Promise To Restore Fuel Subsidy If E Wins 2027 Election
ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has reaffirmed that he will restore fuel subsidy if elected president in the 2027 general election.
Atiku made the declaration on Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the Osun State leadership of the ADC, clarifying that his position contradicted comments earlier made by his media aide, Paul Ibe.
He said his proposed policy would involve a targeted subsidy aimed at reducing hardship and restoring the purchasing power of Nigerians.
Atiku stressed that he was not proposing a return to the former system of subsidising imported petrol but would instead support domestic refining and production.
His Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said the proposed intervention would be capped, transparently budgeted and independently audited.
He added that the subsidy would be gradually phased out as domestic refining expands, fuel supply stabilises and competition improves.
