BloomingDale:


They were borrowing to fund the subsidy.

Well put. Succint. I love it when an uninformed statement is answered with calm and dispassionate logic

Bimpe29:
Subsidy is gone forever.

What of the expensive importation of petroleum?

nobody has ever said subsidy shouldn't be removed. it's the process and timing of removal.

arejibadz:
atiku and obi would have removed it to

But not without creating a soft landing for the people

Ismael97:


I understand all that. But Nigerians are suffering. We are suffering. I'm dying

Listen my good friend, as long as Tinubu is at the helm of affairs, there is hope for a better tomorrow for you.

My problem is that why these people protested and refused when Jonathan wanted to remove subsidy.

goodheart01:


But not without creating a soft landing for the people

What kind of soft landing are you talking about? Would you mind throwing more light on that?

Ismael97:
Useless, wicked and insensitive bunch of jokers called Leaders. The proceeds from the removal of this subsidy would be looted by Tinubu and his cronies. This economic policy is inimical and detrimental to the interests of the common Nigerians

Unfortunate the interest of the common man/Nigerians can't resuscitate the economy, for a country that uses 96% of her revenue to service and pay loan what could be more paramount that saving our economy from dying completely or is it until we end up like sri lanka,

What you need to under is that, prioritizing our economy is what will yield interest for all, when the economy flourishes even the common man will flourish without waiting for govt palliatives.
We have to put our emotions away and face the reality

richidinho:
Nigerians calls for outright removal of sitting allowance, newspaper allowance, entertainment allowance and all other benefits of all the house members

Nonsense and ingredients, i dont blame una...

I blame the idiots that are supporting this anti people's policy

Touch what benefits them and watch how they will react

There's still hardship and toilet roll allowances for those clowns.

BloomingDale:


They were borrowing to fund the subsidy.

They were borrowing to fund the inflated subsidy because
1. they refused to cut the cost of governance
2. They refused to block the leakages in the subsidy process by putting in place effective structures to ensure transparency and accountability
3. They refused to combat corruption
4. They refused to ensure the refineries became functional.
5. They refused to ensure efficiency of tax revenue generation to boost non-oil revenue.
6. By refusing to ensure the integrity of our borders and make severe examples of corrupt/compromised customs officials.

So many things they could have done before the removal of subsidy which they chose not to do. Instead they are feeding the propaganda that the county is broke and that we are subsidizing fuel for other African nations.

Have Nigerians not suffered enough?

We pay for our water.
We pay for our light.
Our healthcare facilities are nothing to write home about. Doctors are on strike.
Our educational system is a shambles. Soon ASUU will resume their strike.
Our refineries are not working.
Ajaokuta steel is still moribund.
We privatised the cement industry and now a bag of cement is approaching 5000 naira making affordable housing a mirage. Nothing being done to check the monopolistic tendencies of Dangote in that sector.
Bread which used to be basic food is now approaching N1000.
Rice is approaching N50,000 a bag
Inflation is at almost 22%
Poverty is at record high. So is unemployment.

God will help us. I pray the President turns all these around but in abolishing subsidy before addressing all these issues , before even rolling out significant economic palliatives, though it is quite early, it is frankly not encouraging.

Funflipper:


Listen my good friend, as long as Tinubu is at the helm of affairs, there is hope for a better tomorrow for you.

I hope so

[I swear, better money go still fall out from dere]


Let Fg remove all the bogos allowance you people also receive and also reduce cost of governance,not only subsidy,[/quote]

Instead of them thinking how Nigeria can refine the oyel themselves, they are just here talking nonsense.

Angelfrost:
Removal is already a foregone conclusion...!

However, cushioning and palliatives should have been put in place long before now!

You don't place the cart before the horse...!

If they will spend money on cushioning and palliatives then what's the point removing the subsidy? The money spent on palliatives is also a subsidy.

Segzy19:
Why can't you be positive for once.
You even said you are dying... Na wa o!

If you die now Nigeria won't miss you...
Pray this government succeeds so that we can all benefit. Leave politics, political affiliations or dislike for the current president aside for now.... He is our president as per reality and if he fails, then we will all have more troubles...

Be optimistic and patient a bit more.
Things can't get any worse than it was under Buhari. This pain is like pain of circumcision. Once it heals, na to dey do fine boy o but the short pain will first be there...
There shall be light soon..

Wise words.

Ismael97:


I understand all that. But Nigerians are suffering. We are suffering. I'm dying

Abeg die it won't stop the subsidy removal. Stop making noise.

Is high time all these terrorists, Boko Haram, kidnappers, iswap,issis,unknown gunmen, ungun known men, millitants and ipob faced these politicians/leaders squarely and leave the common man in this country.

We are tired. No job, no conducive business environment, Frustration and anger everywhere because of selfish and insensitive leaders.

How long should we continue to endure this hardship?

Fine, removal of subsidy is a good approach, but did you think of repairing or selling off the existing refineries to private individuals for competition before the automatic removal? No.

I told my people before this election, that Tinubu doesn't always have the poor masses in his dictionary. He set that trademark in Lagos State when he was the governor. Fashola the follow suit.


In this life, if you must employ any driver for your wife and kids, make sure he has his own family as well. Do not entrust your family into hands of a single guy. He may have no emotion nor empathy for a family because he has none. A case study of Lagos and Nigeria.

Nefort:

If they will spend money on cushioning and palliatives then what's the point removing the subsidy? The money spent on palliatives is also a subsidy.

No it's not!

You have had several years to prepare for this day!

Please, don't make excuses for these criminals!

They are basically asking the citizens to suffer and pay for their poor decisions! No wonder NLC is going against them!

Segzy19:
Why can't you be positive for once.
You even said you are dying... Na wa o!

If you die now Nigeria won't miss you...
Pray this government succeeds so that we can all benefit. Leave politics, political affiliations or dislike for the current president aside for now.... He is our president as per reality and if he fails, then we will all have more troubles...

Be optimistic and patient a bit more.
Things can't get any worse than it was under Buhari. This pain is like pain of circumcision. Once it heals, na to dey do fine boy o but the short pain will first be there...
There shall be light soon..

Leave am ....mek em de pray mek things worse so that he can blame Tinubu..... forgetting that a fight between 2 elephants is at the detriment of the grass...

I supported Obi with all my heart...but na Tinubu win, so Tinubu is the president of my country (the country I reside in currently) and I have moved on....
Day in day out, I keep praying that God will use Jagaban to bring a positive change that will benefit me and Nigerians.

No time for looking for who to blame.....that one na small pikin attitude

arejibadz:
atiku and obi would have removed it to

But not like this. This is madness

Ismael97:


I understand all that. But Nigerians are suffering. We are suffering. I'm dying

So we should keep borrowing as a country to subsidise fuel for West Africa because u r dying. This is the selfish attitude of nigerians that has brought us to this point.

arejibadz:
atiku and obi would have removed it to

Yes but not hastily on inauguration day without prior planning

Ismael97:


I understand all that. But Nigerians are suffering. We are suffering. I'm dying

.

ARE U THE ONLY ONE? DIE IF YOU WAN DIE

BloomingDale:


They were borrowing to fund the subsidy.

They just need future borrowing to go straight to them now

If subsidy is the only thing citizens will enjoy from the government, they should leave it, I'm pretty sure if government remove subsidy outrightly, we won't still see where the money will be channeled to, so they should leave the subsidy...

I think there's something fishy these people are not saying. Like this is another way to loot, the way they're supporting this move is worrisome

Shey na overnight e go happen!

peekspot:


https://www.channelstv.com/2023/06/01/reps-ask-fg-to-remove-subsidies-outrightly/