Fuel subsidy removal: Nigerians not feeling impact of Tinubu’s decision – Osinbajo’s ex-aide

The former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, on Thursday, said Nigerians are not feeling the impact of the fuel subsidy removal.

Akande insisted that Nigerians are not benefitting from the increased revenue accrued from the fuel subsidy removal.

The former presidential aide disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.

According to Akande: “The decision of fuel subsidy, that was the decision that was taken at the Federal level, the president came and said that subsidy is gone.

“So many people said this subsidy has become a financial burden to the federal government, the people at the grassroot are being impacted by that decision from the federal government.

“I have not seen the kind of real exchanges of the impact of these subsidy. Now there is no more subsidy, there is money in the hands of the president and governors but guess what, the people are not benefitting from the increased revenue.”

Akande wondered why there is no punishment and consequences for those involved in the fuel subsidy scam.

He noted that those involved in the fuel subsidy scam should be made to face justice.

Akande added: “The scam of the subsidy that has happened over the years which we all agreed is a scam, nobody has been called to pay for it, there is still impunity, no consequences, the poor and common Nigerians are still the ones holding the end of the stick.

“And these are the issues we need to press in, where is the benefit of the increase in revenue? People are complaining, where is the justice of the people who scammed Nigerians for years? Why is it that either the ADC, NDC, APC nobody is talking about justice? Why aren’t we punishing those people who perpetrated the scam?”