President Bola Tinubu has fired back at the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over his recent comment on fuel subsidy.
Speaking at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, Tinubu described the remark as a demonstration of serious ignorance in governance and the economy.
Reacting, Tinubu said, “I saw one of my opponents (Atiku) now saying he would go back to subsidies.
“That is a demonstration of serious ignorance in governance and economy. Before I came here, 27 states were unable to pay salaries of workers. Not to talk of pensioners.
“But now, states are no longer owing salaries of workers and pensioners, courtesy of subsidy removal.”
Average Nigerians are said to have faced hardship due to the rise in the price of petrol, which affected every facet of the economy.
