₦airaland Forum

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has shed light on his support for the removal of fuel subsidies but gave conditions to be met for the desired result to be achieved.

Obi was said to have spoken to reporters at the Court of Appeal Headquarters, in Abuja, on Tuesday.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Obi-Datti Media Office, in Abuja.

He was quoted as saying that his support for subsidy removal dates back to the Goodluck Jonathan era when he served as a member of the Presidential economic management team.

Obi said, “If you have followed me very well right from the time I was a member of Jonathan’s economic management team, I consistently maintained that subsidy should be removed because I see it as organized crime.

People were just stealing the resources of the country and I showed empirically in my statistical analysis that we are not consuming the amount of fuel they claim we consume.”

The former Anambra state Governor differentiated his idea of Subsidy removal from what is happening in the country now that they are linking him to the two options available to a person having a toothache.

He explained that if you approach a dentist to remove a painful tooth, he will apply a local anaesthetic to numb the area around the tooth so you do not feel pain.

Noting that it was not the same thing as pulling the tooth forcefully, the pain you feel will be different.

The LP Presidential candidate further said, “For me, I will go with the approach of the dentist while supporting the removal of the tooth because I wouldn’t want to go through the pain of forceful removal.

“Recall that even when Jonathan wanted to remove it they came up with various relieving policies like SureP and others.

“If you read my manifesto you will see clearly how I planned to remove subsidy, I will govern with the people and show them statistically and empirically what we are getting and how we are deploying it.

“The problem In Nigeria is that when people say let’s go and suffer, let’s go and sacrifice, they don’t see the results of their suffering and their sacrifice.”

ABBkelvin:
Lol, now is PO morning.

LeoDeKing:
Someone up there already eating his vomitous since Peter Obi has thrown his weight behind the subsidy removal as he had stated during campaign.

Till this moment, their explanation has always been that Peter Obi would have cushioned the effect before removal, but ask them where Peter Obi said so, they will rather insult you down to your forefathers.

Someone said fuel subsidy will be removed immediately from day one, but they are explaining to us that the word "immediately" means "provisions and plans while removing subsidy".

Now that Peter Obi has shown his support for the subsidy removal, will rodents and nematodes continue asking if Tinubu supporters are queuing for N500 per liter of fuel or they will find another face-saving explanation?

Let's wait and see.

LeoDeKing:
Someone up there already eating his vomitous since Peter Obi has thrown his weight behind the subsidy removal as he had stated during campaign.

Till this moment, their explanation has always been that Peter Obi would have cushioned the effect before removal, but ask them where Peter Obi said so, they will rather insult you down to your forefathers.

Someone said fuel subsidy will be removed immediately from day one, but they are explaining to us that the word "immediately" means "provisions and plans while removing subsidy".

Now that Peter Obi has shown his support for the subsidy removal, will rodents and nematodes continue asking if Tinubu supporters are queuing for N500 per liter of fuel or they will find another face-saving explanation?

Let's wait and see. 🤞

Lutherblaq:
Tinubu have finally get his self a worthy mentor as we all can see
its highly commendable of him

LeoDeKing:
Someone up there already eating his vomitous since Peter Obi has thrown his weight behind the subsidy removal as he had stated during campaign.

Till this moment, their explanation has always been that Peter Obi would have cushioned the effect before removal, but ask them where Peter Obi said so, they will rather insult you down to your forefathers.

Someone said fuel subsidy will be removed immediately from day one, but they are explaining to us that the word "immediately" means "provisions and plans while removing subsidy".

Now that Peter Obi has shown his support for the subsidy removal, will rodents and nematodes continue asking if Tinubu supporters are queuing for N500 per liter of fuel or they will find another face-saving explanation?

Let's wait and see. 🤞

Xscape1993:
I will be the happiest person on earth if it is well utilized...but what I do I know about black rulers....

Lutherblaq:

If i am Tinubu i will make this man my mentor swears...

And He don't even keep malice at all

*MODIFIED*
Wait what am i even saying Tinubu has already made him his mentor already by using his tactice and plans he...

Lutherblaq:

If i am Tinubu i will make this man my mentor swears...

And He don't even keep malice at all

*MODIFIED*
Wait what am i even saying Tinubu has already made him his mentor already by using his tactice and plans he...

Patriot9:
Tactice kó, testicle ni

Lutherblaq:

If i am Tinubu i will make this man my mentor swears...

And He don't even keep malice at all

*MODIFIED*
Wait what am i even saying Tinubu has already made him his mentor already by using his tactice and plans he...

Ofemannnu:
Winner making a loser mentor? A performer making a non performer mentor? A thinker and doer making a thinker and non doer a mentor? Are you really okay?

Ofemannnu:
Winner making a loser mentor?
A performer making a non performer mentor?
A thinker and doer making a thinker and non doer a mentor?
Are you really okay?

Flangelo12:
You can't even be a local government councillor na Tinubu you dey dream.