Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s courage in ending the long-standing fuel subsidy regime, describing it as a bold move resisted by powerful interests.
While referencing how previous governments struggled with the issue of fuel subsidy, Shettima hailed Tinubu’s courage and conviction in ending the era, despite an alleged oil cabal’s efforts to stop the move.
The VP stressed that his principal stood his ground because he acted in the best interest of the Nigerian citizens.
“While the fuel subsidy had been an albatross around the neck of successive administrations, he had the courage and conviction to remove it. The oil cabal fought back, but he refused to budge. He stood his ground because he acted in the best interest of Nigerians,” Shettima stated while hosting members of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Shettima declared that the policy reforms rolled out by President Tinubu’s administration, though painful, are necessary steps taken in the best interest of Nigerians.
The NACCIMA delegation, led by its new National President, Jani Ibrahim, paid a courtesy visit to the Vice-President to discuss collaborative opportunities between the government and the private sector.
Highlighting the administration’s commitment to economic revitalisation, Shettima assured business leaders that the current government is creating a more enabling environment for serious investments to thrive.
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