The Federal Government has reassured that the pains being experienced by Nigerians over the recent removal of fuel subsidy will be temporary.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, gave this assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
He explained that the ultimate benefits of the subsidy’s removal would be reaped by the common man.
Idris expressed regret that only a few people were benefiting from the subsidy regime, emphasising that they were enjoying the nation’s wealth at the expense of the majority.
“So, President Bola Tinubu said he would not be part of that. He stands with the majority of Nigerians.
Although the removal will be painful at the beginning, it will be better for all of us in the end,” he said.
The minister further explained, “Fuel subsidy removal is like the pregnant woman due for delivery and in labour; when she is in labour pains, she will feel and prefer she never had the opportunity to bear a child.
However, after the child is delivered, the woman will hold her baby, smile, and become the happiest woman in the world.
I think that analogy can be applied to this issue of fuel subsidy removal. So, the pains will be temporary, but in the end, we will be better for it; that is what President Bola Tinubu believes in, and that is what he is preaching.”
The Minister recalled that, within the first few months of Tinubu’s administration, funds were allocated to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory for palliatives to cushion the impact of subsidy removal.
“This is because Tinubu believes that the state governors are people who know their territories very well.
He also made available assorted grains and fertilisers to help alleviate the immediate concerns of Nigerians about the removal of fuel subsidy.
I can assure you that in the long run, Nigeria will be better for it,” Idris said.
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