APGA National Chairman Sylvester Sylvester of the All Political Parties’ Supporters Alliance (APGA) was interviewed by lawyer Ezeokenwa about the state of the nation and President Bola Tinubu.
According to Punch, In this interview, Ezeokenwa, a lawyer, discusses the national situation, President Bola Tinubu’s mitigation measures to ease the effects of economic hardship, the fuel regime of the past 20 years that have been investigated, and why thieves must be punished if found, and APGA as a progressive party He spoke about his plans to expand and position APGA as a
Views on the Elimination of Fuel Subsidies and Associated Hardships
When we speak of subsidies, we simply mean subsidizing. It is something that the government provides to people as a means of alleting hardship that might be caused by something. Subsidies can take any form. For example, subsidies for school fees.
Any product can be subsidized. Fuel evokes more emotion because it is a necessity used in virtually every household.
In Nigeria, fuel is necessary because we do not have a stable power supply. Developing economies like ours are made up of small businesses that depend on electricity. The government has come up with subsidies as a means of supporting small businesses that operate with generators. Over the years, Nigeria has witnessed a serious criminalization of the subsidy system. Few people have been able to engage in serious collusion with government officials and ruin what is beneficial to the government.
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