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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said that he will continue to support President Bola Tinubu as he takes difficult but courageous and necessary economic decisions to fix Nigeria’s economy.

He added that Tinubu made a courageous decision to remove the fuel subsidy and that it ought to have been done long ago.

‎‎Otti spoke on Sunday, when he received a former Governor of Abia State and the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu and Sen. Chris Adighije, who once represented Abia Central Senatorial District, in his county homes, Nvosi Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area.

The duo paid Otti a friendly visit to commend and encourage him for the good work he is doing in the state, and also used the opportunity to discuss governance issues with him.

‎Otti said, “When you talk about supporting President Tinubu, the President and I are very good friends and our friendship predates party politics and current positions; we agree on so many issues, and as it is natural, we know where we disagree. But, when you talk about the economy, what Mr. The president doing has always been my position for a long time.

“I urge people to go back and read my columns at the back of Thisday Newspaper, some years back, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, where I said that it was time to remove fuel subsidy when off-takers were rejecting crude shipped to them, saying that they have no need for it.

‎“So, it requires somebody with courage to remove that subsidy, and I am in support of it. We have behaved in an irresponsible manner for a very long time. And, when you have years of irresponsible behaviour, the correction would be tough, difficult, and painful. It is the correction that we are going through now; if we don’t lose faith, we will eventually get it right.

Ezewuzie01:
This is wonderful. Obidients' favourite governor is indirectly saying that Peter Obi is a weakling who doesn't have the liver to take tough decisions for Nigeria's benefit.

nothingspoil70:
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MaziObinnaokija:
IPOBIDIENTS yaf sufa

Ezewuzie01:
This is wonderful. Obidients' favourite governor is indirectly saying that Peter Obi is a weakling who doesn't have the liver to take tough decisions for Nigeria's benefit.

MadamExcellency:
The huge money the government gets from stamp duty is more than the fuel subsidy. The FG still pays fuel subsidy through the back door.

So, the appreciation should go to Buhari and the 8th National Assembly for huge allocations to the States