Vice President Kashim Shettima addressing the President and State Governors during a Sallah homage to Tinubu in Lagos. Photo: X| officialSKSM
Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu deliberately kept his decision to end the petrol subsidy regime a “top secret,” intentionally excluding it from his written inaugural speech to prevent persuasion against the move.
Shettima made this disclosure on Friday during a high-profile courtesy visit by state governors to the President at his private residence in Lagos, to mark the Eid el-Kabir festivities and the third anniversary of the administration.
“Your Excellency, the withdrawal of the fuel subsidy, you kept it a top secret; it wasn’t part of your speech,” Shettima said.
“It wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision. You had made that decision and kept it close to your heart because you believed if you had incorporated it into your speech, some people would try to persuade you not to do so.”
