During his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu exclaimed “Subsidy is gone” resulting in an instant increase in fuel price from N198 per litre to N540.

According to the president, fuel subsidy had become a clog in the wheel of progress and needed to give way for the country to survive. Tinubu, who said subsidy was fueling corruption, vowed to pump the money saved from it into others aspects of the economy.

“You have paid attention to the subsidy removal. Why should we in good heart and sense, feed smugglers and be Father Christmas to neighbouring countries, even though they say not every day is Christmas? The elephant that was going to bring Nigeria to its knees is the subsidy.

“A country that cannot pay salaries and we say we have potential to encourage ourselves. I think we did the right thing,” Tinubu had told some monarchs who visited him at Aso Rock a month after subsidy removal.

Interestingly, Tinubu, as the national leader of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), condemned the removal of petrol subsidy by the administration of Goodluck Jonathan in January 2012.

He called it “Jonathan tax” and accused the then president of breaching his social contract with the people.

In a piece titled, ‘Removal of oil subsidy: President Jonathan breaks social contract with the people’, he noted that with the subsidy removal, the people would become “enslaved to greater misery.”

The piece read partly: “By taking this step, the government has tossed the people into the depths of the midnight sea. Government demands the people swim to safety under their own power, claiming the attendant hardship will build character and add efficiency to the national economy.

“It is easy to make these claims when one is dry and on shore. Government would have us believe that every hardship it manufactures for the people to endure is a good thing. This is a lie. The hardships they thrust upon the poor often bear no other purpose than to keep them poor. This is such a time.

“I am not calling President Jonathan an evil man. I do not believe he is perverse. However, the economic ideas controlling him are so misguided that they have a perverse impact. Because he is slave to wrong-headed economics, the people will become enslaved to greater misery. This crisis will bear his name and will be his legacy.

“The people now pay a steep tax for voting him into office. The removal of the subsidy is the ‘Jonathan tax.’ This situation shows that ideas count more than personalities. People may occupy office but how that person performs depends on the ideas that occupy his mind.”

Source: https://dailytrust.com/FLASHBACK-How-Tinubu-criticised-Jonathan-over-petrol-subsidy-removal

What an hypocrite? He knew all the solutions to nigeria problems when he was in opposition but has forgotten all the solutions as president

The subsidy removal was a necessary decision.

Let Nigeria divide , that will be the greatest contribution by Timubu.

Let GEJ criticize president Tinubu too

Well , if there is one thing I've learnt is never ever believe in Nigerian politicians...

He has now proven that he is not a progressive but a regressive.

If he has or has integrity he will shamelessly resign

These so called democrats are worse than the military. But they’re quick to talk down military regime as bad. I was born in military regime and those periods were better economically than this present democracy we find ourselves in. At least the military only go after those that say things about them. Abacha that was called all sorts of bad names had a much more friendlier economy and living conditions than what we are experiencing from this so called democracy fighter.

They call military rulers dictators, when they themselves are tyrants masquerading as democrats. It’s a shame when you begin to engage in something you condemn. We have valueless people as leaders in this country and it’s sad. Men of no honor and value, they’re all after money and power.

helinues:
Let GEJ criticize president Tinubu too

no need because He is laughing at Nigerians stupidity

Orikori,,Mr T pain,blaming past administrations for there failures as usual.I wonder how these man will leave Nigeria after his four years of failed governance

Oakenshield:
no need because He is laughing at Nigerians stupidity

GEJ's personal PA, I hail you oo

If subsidy is not a problem many past leaders won't be saying they want to remove it from the past.
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helinues:


GEJ's personal PA, I hail you oo

..hellanuis..

..achievements of your failed darling daddy first...

..progress made by the irreparable damaged fraud..

..any..?

Tochi3:


..hellanuis..

..achievements of your failed darling daddy first...

..progress made by the irreparable damaged fraud..

..any..?

Only sadists use grin emoji when attacking others

The subsidy was removed just like it was done by Jonathan, but the difference is the palliative measures which the current government is doing.

U see

You mean T-PAIN?

🤣 WE HAVE MOVED ON . Please why is Jonathan not the one crying about this everyday. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Tinubu and the ojota crowd now have karma biting them well

Back in 2012, that was our last chance to remove subsidy without pains, without issues. Because like anyone could see, the oil boom of that era was going to soon end. We could have removed subsidy, and as a result, not only saved enough cash, but attracted more refineries instead of just Dangote. We won't have become an economic power, but we would have had the means to ride out the coming storm

Instead we said no. Tinubu led the choir chanting no to the subsidy removal

And here we are with severe debt, and being forced to make decisions we should have made eons ago.

Good work, APC.

trutharena:
The subsidy removal was a necessary decision.

Zombie

It is glaring that Tinubu knows exactly what he doing to destroy Nigeria's economy.... he is heartless, malicious and deceptive.... For knowing the right approach in handling the situation but choosing to sabotage and destroy Nigeria's economy the way he removed subsidy and implementing other harsh policies shows he has no conscience.... It does not matter whether he is a western foreign powers USA/France puppet or an IMF/World bank agent, Tinubu will not escape the consequences of what he has done to Nigerians....

helinues:
Let GEJ criticize president Tinubu too

If you have shame, you will at least call out the hypocrisy.

Tinubu has nothing to offer even his supporters knows

T-pain is devilish end-time hypocrite, and many gullible idi*ots keep believing that he's working hard for the country, not knowing he's after what he can grab.

Evil leaders 😡

What goes round comes round. Tell me which president in the past did T pain not antagonize and even carry protest against? Was it Obasanjo, Jonathan, Abacha, Babangida etc. The seed he sowed he is reaping


Many of us own former president Goodluck Jonathan an apology.

helinues:


Only sadists use grin emoji when attacking others

..you have insulted me calling me a sadist..

..dont cry to the mods for help..See you breaking rule 2..

..state one achievement of your emilokan irreparable damage fraud..

And Jonathan listened as a leader should when his subjects complain.

These Revere is what the complainant is today. Brutal, heartless dictator!

Hmmm