El-Rufai Calls for Immediate Removal of Fuel Subsidy

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Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has urged the Federal Government to immediately remove the subsidy on petrol.

El-Rufai made this known at the State-of-the-State session at the on-going Nigerian Economic Summit Group, in Abuja.

He noted that other governors across the federation had agreed that subsidy on petrol should be removed in September 2021.

His comment comes at a time the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as fuel jumped to N190/per liter from N165/per litre in Abuja, and in some States, the price has gone up to over N200.00.

Written by: Helen Obih

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