Fuel Subsidy: Tinubu gave govs money in exchange for votes – Melaye alleges

Former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, on Wednesday, faulted President Bola Tinubu for allocating funds accrued from the substance subsidy removal to authorities governors successful instrumentality for their votes and enactment successful 2027.

Calling retired the president, Melaye said Tinubu thinks helium is astute to person diverted the proceeds of subsidy to governors.

In 2023, during his statesmanlike inauguration successful Abuja, Tinubu announced the removal of substance subsidy arsenic portion of the reforms of his administration.

But the argumentation was precocious faulted by the statesmanlike campaigner of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, who promised to instrumentality substance subsidy if elected arsenic Nigeria’s president successful 2027.

Atiku’s pledge had sparked wide statement crossed Nigeria, with stakeholders stating their positions.

However, Melaye, criticising the president, posted connected X: “Bola Tinubu deliberation accidental helium dey smart.

“You took wealth distant from Nigerians successful the sanction of subsidy removal and gave it to the Governors successful instrumentality for their votes and support.

“Now the e...