A twitter user, ‘jeffphilips1, tweeted recently that petrol subsidy would be removed in the first week of March.
Also, the national youth leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Dayo Israel, in a tweet recently decried the current fuel scarcity in the country, stating that in the last seven years, Nigeria had always enjoyed sufficient fuel supply during Christmas.
This claim is False, Here are the facts –
Nigerians have been struggling with petrol scarcity since late last year, with several filling stations selling as much as N300 per litre, which is above the pump price of N185.
However, checks by Daily Trust newspaper showed that the claim by the tweep is false. According to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, the Federal Government may begin a cautious removal of petrol subsidy from April 2023. She mentioned this during an interview with Arise TV.
Conclusion:
There’s no evidence that petrol subsidy will be removed on the first week of March as stated by the tweep. Rather the minister of finance, budget and national planning stated that there would be gradual removal of petrol subsidy from April, 2023.
