By Nudoiba Ojen
People Democratic Party chieftain, Bode George, has called on President Bola Tinubu to tell Nigerians the truth about fuel subsidy.
George, a former deputy national chairman of PDP said Nigerians deserved to know if the Tinubu government was still paying subsidy on fuel through the back door or not.
The PDP chieftain, who spoke while featuring on Arise Tv on Friday, bemoaned what he called the lack of transparency by the Federal Government regarding the payment of fuel subsidy.
Recall that there have been speculations on payment of subsidy. While some are saying the government is paying subsidy, others say it is not. However, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, revealed that Nigeria currently spends $600m on fuel importation monthly.
Bode George said, “I’m so miffed about the goings on about this particular industry. On one side you hear the subsidy is still there, on another side you hear that there is no subsidy, who is telling the truth?
“Let us know the truth for God’s sake, it is our fundamental right and if the people know what the truth is, they will support you to succeed.
“The NNPCL is owned by the Federal Government which means it is owned by all Nigerians, we want to know what exactly is going on there.
“I’m not in that field of operation, but I’m educated enough to listen to A and listen to B and then conclude in mind if there is need to support the operations or the policies of the government we will and if there are shortfalls in what they are telling us, we will say,” George said.
