The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has defended the Federal Government’s removal of fuel subsidy, accusing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of inconsistency over his position on the policy.
Wike criticised Atiku on Thursday in Abuja while inspecting ongoing infrastructure projects in the FCT, recalling that the former VP had pledged to remove fuel subsidy within his first 100 days in office if elected in 2023, but was now promising to restore it.
According to a statement issued and signed by the minister’s Senior Special Assistant, Lere Olayinka, Wike questioned Atiku’s rationale for seeking to reverse a policy he had previously supported.
“Now, in 2026, he is not going to remove the fuel subsidy. Is he going back to the fraud, which he had alleged that fuel subsidy was?” Wike asked.
Describing Atiku as a “voodoo economist,” Wike accused him of changing his positions to appeal to voters.
