Fuel discount not for votes, we are not that dumb – FG

The Federal Government has denied that its projected substance discount is to marque the Nigerian radical ballot for the All Progressives Congress, APC, medication successful the 2027 wide elections.

Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, made the rebuttal on Friday while fielding questions successful an interrogation connected Channels Television’s Politics Today.

According to Oyedele, the Federal Government is not that dumb to deliberation successful that direction, adding that the motion is to assistance the Nigerian people.

Recall that the Federal Government had announced that it was offering a discount connected petrol dispensed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, for the adjacent 30 days.

Meanwhile, immoderate figures successful the absorption governmental parties had said that the determination by the Federal Government was to marque Nigerians ballot for the ruling APC successful adjacent year’s polls.

Reacting, the curate said, “I deliberation that determination are immoderate politicians who deliberation that Nigerians are stupid. Election is successful January, this discount is for 1 month. Are we that dump...