August 24, 2026
Kenneth Okonkwo, former spokesperson of the Labour Party.
ABUJA — Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the 2027 presidential campaign of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed criticism of Atiku’s plan to restore petrol subsidy if elected, saying the proposal is aimed at reducing fuel prices and has nothing to do with the subsidy regime of the past.
Okonkwo, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu misunderstood the policy proposed by Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Atiku had, on Wednesday, said he would restore petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027, a position that immediately generated controversy, particularly over his reported advocacy for subsidy removal during the 2023 presidential campaign.
