In the days after the 2023 general elections, many people anticipated a fast and satisfying victory over the nation’s biting economic realities. As President Buhari’s tenure ends, along with his Naira Redesign Governor, the new Sheriff (or political strategist) is now in town—and in charge—and will undo the economic damages that have been done, or so political pundits thought.

Then came the most shocking news: “Fuel subsidy is gone.” Many people applauded President Tinubu’s decision and agreed that the subsidy must go. During the campaign period, every candidate acquiesced that subsidy is a “scam” and, therefore, has to go. Buhari also wanted to remove it but then he couldn’t because of the fear that it might jeopardize his party’s chances of re-election, as Garba Shehu revealed in his recent engagement with the media.


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