“We Are All Jointly Experiencing The Pain”: Onanuga Speaks To Nigerians on Palliatives
- Bayo Onanuga has urged Nigerians to exercise patience as they await palliative from President Bola Tinubu's government
- He said the attack on President Tinubu's administration over fuel price increase should stop as everybody is feeling the pains
- Onanuga said more money will be channeled to the states from the subsidy savings for palliatives
A spokesperson of President Bola Tinubu's campaign, Bayo Onanuga, has urged Nigerians to stop attacking the new government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following the fuel subsidy removal.
Onanuga urged Nigerians to exercise patience as they await the palliatives that will come from the government.
Source: Twitter
Writing via his Twitter handle @aonanuga1956, on Wednesday, July 19, he said the entire nation is collectively facing the impact of the recent fuel price increase from N540 to N617 per litre.
"In this season of high fuel price, I want to plead with our people to exercise some patience. We are all jointly experiencing the pain. All those intemperate attacks against the new government of President Bola Tinubu should stop. Let’s await the palliatives as his government has promised. Let’s await the palliatives that will flow from each state as more money is channeled to them from the subsidy savings.
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"We cannot go back to the hyper fraudulent subsidy regime where we were spending more money on petrol than on roads, education and health. My people, patience, patience please. I beg you all."
"No country has ever made progress without the people going through some pains. Our country under Tinubu’s watch shall certainly excel."
President Tinubu, Shettima, Akpabio, APC Govs Meet Over Fuel Subsidy Removal Palliatives
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that On Wednesday, July 19, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and some members of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) to finalize arrangement on the distribution of palliatives to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.
Worried by the economic hardship the subsidy removal on petrol has caused Nigerians, President Tinubu has continued consultation with key players on how to get the economy on sound footing.
Subsidy Removal: President Tinubu’s Palliative Committee Gives Fresh Update
The Palliative Committee on Subsidy Removal set up by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met on Saturday, July 15 in Abuja.
Governors Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Charles Soludo of Anambra, Uba Sani of Kaduna and Hyacindu Alia of Benue, as well as representatives of the Organised Labour and Civil Society Organisations were in attendance at the meeting.
Source: Legit.ng
