Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has reiterated his stance on fuel subsidy removal and the floating of the Naira, stating that, unlike the current administration, he would have implemented both policies in a more organised and structured manner.
Speaking in a recent interview with ARISE NEWS, Obi addressed growing concerns about his economic policies and clarified his stance on key reforms, drawing a sharp contrast between his approach and that of President Bola Tinubu.
“I have consistently maintained that I would have removed the fuel subsidy,” Obi said, pointing to his campaign manifesto. “If you go to my manifesto, it’s there. Steps I would have taken to do it in an organised manner. There was nothing wrong in the removal of subsidy. What is wrong is the haphazard way in which it was announced and implemented. Everybody knows that the subsidy regime was a solution of criminality. There was a lot of corruption, which they needed to get out of. Do it in an organised manner.”
