Peter Obi Reveals How Tinubu Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal Wrongly: “It's Organised Crime”

• The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi disclosed he would have handled fuel subsidy removal differently if he had been in power
• He said his tweets and manifesto showed clearly the way his administration would have approached the situation
• The former Anambra governor insisted that fuel subsidy is an organised crime and he would have removed it if elected as Nigeria's president

Labour Party (LP) presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi, has described fuel subsidy as an organised crime in Nigeria.

The former governor of Anambra state spoke on Monday, October 2, while speaking on the Arise Television programme, tagged ‘The Morning Show’.

Obi described "fuel subsidy as an organised crime and that he would have removed it if elected as the Nigerian president".

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The LP chieftain, however, faulted the approach adopted by the current government headed by President Bola Tinubu in removing the subsidy.

Obi noted that he would have taken a well-thought-out approach before removing it to avert the current acute effects and looming strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).

He however noted that the president's announcement on May 29, 2023, is the multiplier effect Nigerians are suffering at the moment.

"Fuel Subsidy is an organised crime. I have said this repeatedly that it should be removed. I mentioned it repeatedly during the campaign. I mentioned that what we are consuming is far above what we are supposed to be consuming," Obi stated.

Peter Obi's interview surfaces online

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Watch Obi's full interview below, which has got many talking on social media.

Chicago State University: Peter Obi mocks President Tinubu

Legit.ng reported earlier that Obi made a cryptic comment about Tinubu's academic record at the Chicago State University (CSU).

In a tweet, Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, shared a video of the former governor talking about how his academic records are available to all Nigerians, adding that his Alma Mata can give his transcript.

APC chieftain lists 5 things Tinubu can do to avert NLC/TUC's strike

In another development, Legit.ng reported that Wasiu Olawale Sadare, the Oyo state APC spokesman, revealed five things Tinubu should do to fix the economy and avert the looming strike.

The APC chieftain disclosed that if the steps were taken, it would assist the federal government better in meeting the demands of the NLC and its counterpart, the TUC.

Source: Legit.ng