You can’t return fuel subsidy, no pathway for you in 2027 – Okolugbo blasts Atiku

Former Delta State Commissioner for Oil and Gas Producing Areas, Sir Kenny Okolugbo, has slammed the statesmanlike campaigner of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, implicit the latter’s committedness to reconstruct substance subsidy if elected president successful 2027.

DAILY POST reports that Atiku’s presumption connected the subsidy had sparked wide debate, with members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, accusing him of readying to instrumentality the state to corruption.

Reacting successful a video shared connected his authoritative X grip on Wednesday, Okolugbo alleged that Atiku’s committedness was politically motivated, stressing that the determination was aimed astatine securing votes up of the 2027 statesmanlike election.

He questioned the erstwhile vice president’s determination to present enactment the restoration of substance subsidy, recalling that Atiku had reportedly pledged successful 2022 to region the subsidy.

He said, “So, I’m bushed of this statement connected substance subsidy. Atiku, you cannot bring backmost substance subsidy, you are lone doing this due to the fact that you privation to triumph the 2027 predetermination by each means.

“I guarantee you that Atiku cannot triumph this election, there’s nary pathway. You couldn’t person said you’re going to region the subsidy conscionable astatine the past predetermination and present you’re going to bring it back.

“Of course, we privation the system to bash a batch amended than it is now, but you cannot bring backmost subsidy and ...