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 […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday mounted a robust defence of his newly unveiled petroleum-sector intervention model, accusing President Bola Tinubu of economic…

His reaction followed Atiku's recent promise to restore the petrol subsidy, and he argued that Nigerians have not benefited enough from the savings generated by its removal.

Mr Ibe acknowledged that Atiku supported the removal of petrol subsidy during the 2023 campaign.