GEJ: If He Had Removed Subsidy In 2011, The Pain Would’ve Been A Small Fraction Compared To 2023

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has said that if former President Goodluck Jonathan had been allowed to remove the fuel subsidy in 2011, the hardship Nigerians face today might not have reached its current level.

In a video shared by Symfoni TV, he recalled the widespread outrage and mass protests that erupted across the country when Jonathan announced plans to scrap the subsidy during his tenure.

Sanusi noted that many of the same politicians and public figures who fiercely opposed the move at the time were later involved in removing the subsidy, a decision he said has brought significant hardship to Nigerians.

He acknowledged that removing the fuel subsidy would have placed a burden on citizens, but argued that the impact might have been more manageable if the policy had been implemented back in 2011.

His words: “Jonathan was going to remove subsidy. If he had removed fuel subsidy at that time, inflation would have gone from 11% to 13%. The people who led Nigerians out on the streets to stop that decision then are the ones who took that decision how many years later.

“You know, whenever you remove subsidy there would be pain but if he (Jonathan) had removed it in 2011, the pain would have been a small fraction compared to what we have in 2023.”GEJ: If He Had Removed Subsidy In 2011, The Pain Would’ve Been A Small Fraction Compared To 2023

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has said that if former President Goodluck Jonathan had been allowed to remove the fuel subsidy in 2011, the hardship Nigerians face today might not have reached its current level.

In a video shared by Symfoni TV, he recalled the widespread outrage and mass protests that erupted across the country when Jonathan announced plans to scrap the subsidy during his tenure.

Sanusi noted that many of the same politicians and public figures who fiercely opposed the move at the time were later involved in removing the subsidy, a decision he said has brought significant hardship to Nigerians.

He acknowledged that removing the fuel subsidy would have placed a burden on citizens, but argued that the impact might have been more manageable if the policy had been implemented back in 2011.

His words: “Jonathan was going to remove subsidy. If he had removed fuel subsidy at that time, inflation would have gone from 11% to 13%. The people who led Nigerians out on the streets to stop that decision then are the ones who took that decision how many years later.

“You know, whenever you remove subsidy there would be pain but if he (Jonathan) had removed it in 2011, the pain would have been a small fraction compared to what we have in 2023.”Continue Your, Reading. .