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| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by Dogalmighty17: 9:33pm On Jun 14 |
OP, I am by no means a Tinubu supporter but I am very objective in my analysis. Tinubu did the right thing to remove subsidies on petrol. He however lacks the power to decide how to use those freed funds. The constitution doesn't give him that power. By the law that set up the RMFAC, every naira that hits the federation account must be shared according to set down percentages. Tinubu is powerless to stop that. |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by franchasng(op): 9:39pm On Jun 14 |
Dogalmighty17:But he has the power to do other unthinkable things that he has been doing? He could have done it successfully if he wanted to do it, most of the Governors are with him, you cannot compare his time with Goodluck Jonathan time that all the Northern and Southwestern Governors ganged up against Goodluck just to bring him down at all cost Tinubu could have done it without Governors challenging him or rejecting, he just didn't want to do it or he lacked the capacity and know how because he surrounded himself with his tribal men who are more interested in hailing him as their Alfa and omega than telling him the truth on how to lead Nigeria well for the good of all Nigerians |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by Ttalk: 9:56pm On Jun 14 |
franchasng:There's no way a Nigeria president will withhold state allocation without breaking the law, and that could even lead to impeachment because it will amount to constitutional breach. Your opinion about what Tinubu should have done after the removal of fuel subsidy is weak and it exposes your lack of grasp of governance in Nigeria. Accept you goofed and move on, nobody will beat you |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by sweerychick(f): 10:10pm On Jun 14 |
Exousiang01:I think you are the one that needs serious prayers if you really think what you wrote up their is the only solution Tinubu had as a president, in fact let me school you and tell you where Tinubu not only got it wrong but absolutely messed up. 1. He didn’t just "announce" it — he chose Day 1 removal Buhari’s budget funded subsidy till June 30, not May. A new president could’ve amended it. Tinubu chose to end it on inauguration day with zero palliatives ready. Other countries like Kenya and Ghana did phased removal. “No money” doesn’t force a Day-1 shock. And Nigeria kept borrowing after removal anyway — debt went from N87.9trn to N121.6trn. 2. "What money saved?" The money we no longer borrow “Savings” = fiscal space, not cash in a vault. We were spending ~N400bn/month on subsidy. Ending it means N4.8trn/year you don’t have to borrow or find. Proof: FAAC jumped from ~N700-900bn monthly to N1.6-2.3trn after removal. States/LGs are literally getting 2x-3x more. External reserves also grew $33bn → $37bn. The savings exist — households just paid for them through 34% inflation. Read the bolded again ![]() 3. Total removal wasn’t the only sane option Countries like Indonesia, India, Malaysia run targeted subsidies for the poor/transport. IMF/World Bank actually recommend removing subsidies with social protection in place first. We did shock first, palliatives later. Removing subsidy without fixing NNPC transparency or ensuring competition just gave us N600 → N1200 fuel with refineries still down. That’s not “reform,” it’s just price hikes. Bottom line: Yes, subsidy was unsustainable. The argument isn’t “keep it forever.” It’s about how and when. “No money” explains why you can’t continue forever, not why you couldn’t do a phased exit with CNG buses + cash transfers ready. And “hold your governor” ignores that FG still takes 52.68% of FAAC, and naira devaluation cut the value of those higher allocations. Don't feel anyone countering Tinubu polices is just a village bigot without any knowledge of economics... |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by CodeTemplar: 10:12pm On Jun 14 |
WizardOfNG:You sound like a student of Obi. Production but you are stuck with road constructing Oga. |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by DomPerignon: 10:16pm On Jun 14 |
franchasng:Stopped reading at the bolded. Every European country within the EU is mandated by Brussels to set Excise duty on fuel. The EU placed €0.38 on every litre of fuel distilled in European refineries. Most countries apply a higher rate. And on top of the excise duty, Europeans are expected to pay a minimum of 15% VAT on each purchase. In Asia, there's no subsidy regime as Asian markets are wholly dependant on imported crude . Also note that the EU is set to pass a carbon tax on fuel this coming year with countries like France already having carbon tax on diesel . This is what led to the year long Yellow Jacket riots and protests that plagued France . You should stop posting here henceforth because you are just exposing your ignorance for all to see. Other than gulf rich Arab countries, Egypt , Algeria and Iran, no other country on the planet has a fuel subsidy regime . |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by WizardOfNG: 10:17pm On Jun 14 |
DomPerignon:Absolutely. |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by DomPerignon: 10:20pm On Jun 14 |
sweerychick:So you had to run his post through AI to get a biased response ? Why post AI slop? Also , I was in full support of GEJ removing subsidy just as I am sure you were also in support of it. So why politiize it now? |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by franchasng(op): 10:30pm On Jun 14 |
DomPerignon:Young man, stop arguing with someone that have more knowledge and exposure than you. Stop it for your own good. Go and read this document here from European Parliament https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2017/595372/IPOL_IDA(2017)595372_EN.pdf https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/indicators/fossil-fuel-subsidies https://caneurope.org/news/european-semester-2025-spring-package-the-european-commission-urges-member-states-to-phase-out-fossil-fuel-subsidies/
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| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by sweerychick(f): 10:33pm On Jun 14 |
I sef DomPerignon:which biased AI? Counter one thing the post said which is not true |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by DomPerignon: 10:51pm On Jun 14 |
sweerychick:You pasted whoever you are countering their post on AI and asked it to give you a response to suit your argument. I ran your post on an AI checker which I use everyday in evaluating reports/papers/proposals that I am expected to review and approve . Stop lying. If you want me to show you , I will screenshot it and paste it here. It's not today obidients have been abusing AI to write rubbish here. Radicalwarrior aka 21lucky aka 1nice is the biggest culprit here who keeps abusing AI to create dumb topics and posts here. |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by DomPerignon: 10:56pm On Jun 14 |
franchasng:Did you even read what you pasted from your AI response? Subsidies in Europe amount to tax breaks . You pay the full cost of the fuel and profit to the oil company . The govt only reduces its taxes and waives off some other hidden taxes for certain category of people like those in agricultural sector, school busing , elderly waivers etc. There is no subsidy of fuel. There's however waivers on tax on fuel for certain categories of people . This does not translate to a subsidy regime where the govt shoulders a significant cost of the fuel in supply and does not impose VAT or exsice duty on fuel. God you are irredeemable! |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by franchasng(op): 11:06pm On Jun 14 |
DomPerignon:European Parliament called it fuel subsidy and mentioned how much each EU country government spend subsidizing fuels for their country and you a local man in one corner in Southwest is here blabbing. .. If government is supposed to tax every liter of petrol that enters their country say $0.2 and they waive it so that the importer can sell the fuel to the population that uses that fuel category at a price lesser by $0.2, is that not money that government have reduced in order to subsidize fuel cost in their country? You are just arguing baselessly because you seem not to understand what you are arguing about. European Parliament have been pushing for EU countries to stop fuel subsidies in order to channel the money to climate saving programs and projects but you are here blabbing that it's not money that they are using to subsidize their fuels. What stopped Tinubu from removing the subsidy from some fuels and leaving subsidy on critical sector fuels like Jet A fuel, Diesel, etc? Please don't quote me again because your reasoning is below par |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by DomPerignon: 11:08pm On Jun 14 |
franchasng:You are not intelligent. It's a subsidy because there is a reduction in price owing to the govt waiving off taxes for certain categories of people. The govt loses tax revenue and so it is seen as govt subsidy because the main revenue of base for European countries is tax and levies. Oga, go school abeg. |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by franchasng(op): 11:22pm On Jun 14 |
DomPerignon:I said don't quote me again because you are dull. Same you said the main base of European countries economy is tax, and now they take away that core revenue just to keep the price of fuel stable for their economy and you said its not subsidy even when they called it subsidy and even EU Parliament told them to remove that subsidies on fuels yet a local man like you said its not subsidy because the government didn't carry money in a bag to give to the fuel importers or transfer to their bank accounts. Do you know the worth of tax waiver in western countries? Do you know that getting a tax waiver from a western country government is bigger than getting a cash handout? Please dont quote me again because you are arguing baselessly ![]() |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by aswani(m): 11:56pm On Jun 14 |
franchasng:Of course, President Tinubu didn't remove it, it was President Buhari that didn't make any provision for it in the budget and effectively removed it on his way out. President Tinubu did have to announce it which is why people think he did. It was out of his hands even if he wanted to do a staged removal. |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by DomPerignon: 12:38am On Jun 15 |
franchasng:Taking trash and shifting goal posts. Is the tax waivers the same thing as full subsidy that you are used to in Nigeria ? Are you paying VAT on fuel at the pump ? Nigeria is also one of a handful of countries that does not implement VAT on fuel, so does that mean Tinubu is running a subsidy on fuel ? And if Tinubu then agrees to the recent IMF recommendation to impose VAT on fuel at the point of sale, will that then translate that Tinubu has removed subsidy ? As I have earlier advised you, oga , go school . |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by Ttalk: 4:32am On Jun 15*. Modified: 6:29am On Jun 15 |
franchasng:Predictably, you want to flee your thread because of superior point. You are even agitated to the point of abusing Donperigon. |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by OkonkwoOkoro: 5:16am On Jun 15 |
franchasng:You poor soul…. The entirety of your write up is wrong. Nigeria was borrowing to pay subsidy. |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by Basic123: 5:37am On Jun 15 |
DomPerignon:OAU is not the highest rated school in Nigeria The highest rated school is U.I and it has featured in best 1000 several times,infact it was best 500 at a time.Convenant University and Unilag also feature in best 1000 at some point https://ui.edu.ng/gallery/we-need-celebrate-ui-its-latest-ranking-prof-bogoro-executive-secretary-tetfund
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| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by Basic123: 5:47am On Jun 15 |
Dogalmighty17:GOD BLESS YOU. I LOVE YOU! Nigerians are too Ignorant and politicians are really taking advantages of it. Some educated ones like you are deliberately misinforming people for political gains.God bless you for remaining to be objective I pray your intelligence and education bring you fame,wealth and rest of mind |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by Predictor3: 6:22am On Jun 15 |
franchasng:Have you forgotten that petrol price was around #700 before Trump's stupid war with Iran? |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by franchasng(op): 7:37am On Jun 15 |
OkonkwoOkoro:...and now Tinubu is borrowing more than four times of what previous Presidents borrowed and still paid subsidy even after he claimed to have removed fuel subsidy they claimed was the reason for Nigeria's heavy borrowing ![]() |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by OkonkwoOkoro: 11:49pm On Jun 15 |
franchasng:You lack comprehension above your pay package. |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by Globad(f): 7:13am On Jun 16 |
franchasng:How do you remove subsidiary and add to reserve? Explain step by step |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by DomPerignon: 7:57am On Jun 16 |
Basic123:Ok. I was thinking it was OAU and used their latest ranking. Thanks for the clarification. |
| Re: This Is How Tinubu Should Have Handled Fuel Subsidy Removal For Better Nigeria by MrCork: 11:49am On Jun 16 |
sweerychick:How much? |
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