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Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, recently stated that “the benefits of the fuel subsidy removal are in their pockets.” While the comment was likely intended to emphasize the supposed economic gains for Nigerians, it raises more questions than answers, particularly for the average citizen struggling with rising transportation costs, food prices, and stagnant wages.

The premise of subsidy removal was to redirect funds toward infrastructure, health, education, and social services. However, almost two years after the controversial decision, many Nigerians feel no such improvement. Instead, inflation has surged, the cost of living has spiked, and public transportation has become unaffordable for many. If there are benefits, they remain largely invisible to those outside elite economic circles.

Amaechi's remark might unintentionally highlight a deeper truth: perhaps the real benefits of the subsidy removal are indeed "in pockets" just not the pockets of the masses, but of a privileged few profiting from deregulated fuel markets and weak regulatory oversight.

Nigerians deserve transparency and evidence of how the saved subsidy funds are being utilized. Without that, such statements come across not only as dismissive but as a painful reminder of the growing disconnect between political rhetoric and lived reality.

It's strictly for politicians

We wanna use it for this coming election, any party leader dat join APC he entitle to 100m/200m depending on people wey he dey carry come, so go fry stone

Thiefnubuu is enriching his family and one day Nigerians will know Abacha is a baby when it comes to greed

The only thing a common Nigerian enjoy is fuel subsidy, when you remove it and give it to governors as allocation, you are wicked. Governors that cannot recruit and pay workers salary, cannot secure lives and properties, governors that do close to nothing. This is pure evil

Amaechi head no correct.

Those funds used in paying loans debt are gotten from what.

Increase in state allocation re funds from subsidy.

Infrastructure project are all money from subsidy removal

Someone is speaking the truth finally

Yahaya Bello once said, and I quote:

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS I WILL SHOW THE WHOLE WORLD HOW APC RIGGED PETER OBI OUT OF WINNING THE ELECTION

and till today he is still walking free and attending government functions

ucheheart:
Someone is speaking the truth finally

The truth must be spoken at all times