Fuel subsidy remains removed – Nigerian govt faults El-Rufai, marketers

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The Nigerian Government has insisted that fuel subsidy has been removed. The Federal Government faulted former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the Independent Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria over their claims that the subsidy subsists.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources , Heineken Lokpobiri , disclosed this in an interview recently shared by his media aide, Nneamaka Okafor. The minister said that those alleging that the Government is providing subsidies for the product should provide evidence and facts. He stressed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Government's position on fuel subsidies remains unchanged.

'Anybody saying that subsidy is being paid, it is left for the person to bring the facts, and then we will talk about them. 'It may not be determined by market forces, but let us deal with the price as it is today. 'Every government has a duty to do certain things, not only in the petroleum sector but in several other sectors, to cushion the effect and burden on Nigerians,' he said.

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