Tinubu is a hero for removing fuel subsidy -Osoba

Former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, has explained why he categorizes President Bola Tinubu as a hero for removing the subsidy on petroleum.

While speaking on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Wednesday, Osoba when asked by the program presenter, Rufai Oseni, if he sees former president Goodluck Jonathan as a hero after he had previously removed the subsidy on petroleum before its reversal.

“The first question I asked you, you called President Tinubu a hero for removing subsidy. Would you call good luck Jonathan the hero for removing subsidy? And why is it that when President Jonathan removed subsidy, your party then kicked against him,” Rufai asked.

Why not providing a definitive answer, Osoba said,”At that time, the subsidy was minimal, and what we were saying then was that they should tackle the corruption.

“The corruption continued and became bigger and bigger, involving round tripping. READ MORE

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