Subsidy Removal: Nigerians Yet to Benefit Despite Increased Revenue, Laolu Akande Says
Laolu-Akande
SNOW TV NEWS DESKFormer presidential media aide Laolu Akande has criticized the Federal Government and state governors over what he described as the failure of Nigerians to benefit from increased government revenue following the removal of the petrol subsidy.
Akande, a former senior special assistant on media and publicity to ex-vice president Yemi Osinbajo, made the remarks on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.
According to him, although the removal of the petrol subsidy was justified by the need to ease the financial burden on the government, ordinary Nigerians continue to bear the consequences without experiencing corresponding economic relief.
Akande argued that President Bola Tinubu and state governors now hav...