Subsidy removal: I feel your pain — Tinubu tells Nigerians 

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said he felt the pain of Nigerians on the decision of fuel subsidy removal which had placed an extra burden on them.

Tinubu during his Democracy Day speech disclosed that his led government would repay the citizens through massive investments in transportation infrastructure, education, regular power supply, healthcare, and other public utilities that will improve the quality of life.

He maintained that his decision to remove the fuel subsidy was to free up the country from collective use of the much-needed resources, which had been pocketed by a few rich. 

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The president added that the winner of June 12 Democracy, MKO Abiola offers the best chance to fight and eliminate poverty.

“Thirty years ago, he christened his campaign manifesto, ‘Farewell to Poverty’ because he was convinced that there is nothing divine about poverty. It is a man-made problem that can be eliminated with clearly thought-out social and economic policies.

“The democracy that will yield the right dividends to the people who are the shareholders means more than just freedom of choice and the right to get people into elective offices. It means social and economic justice for our people.”