Petrol Subsidy Removal At This Time Could Lead To Instability – Lai Mohammed
Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has stated that that the removal of fuel Subsidy at a time like this could lead to instability
The federal government had postponed the planned petrol subsidy removal till further notice, citing “high inflation and economic hardship”.
Mohammed said this on a Monday in an interview with Reuters.
He added that many other countries had introduced measures to help citizens cope with high oil energy prices due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
“When you consider the chaos, the social disharmony and… instability such an action (of abolishing subsidies) would facilitate, is it worth it? I don’t think so,” Mohammed said.
that is true…….