Tinubu directs Shettima-led NEC to work on subsidy removal palliatives

  • There’s a fresh development regarding the subsidy removal palliative as President Bola Tinubu issues a fresh directive
  • The president on Wednesday, June 7, directed the Economic Council led by Vice President Kashim Shettima to begin work on subsidy removal palliatives
  • Tinubu issued this directive during a meeting with a group of marketers who visited him on Wednesday and announced their intention to donate mass transit buses to help the masses

To mitigate the impact of subsidy removal on Nigerians, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC) led by Vice President Kashim Shettima to begin the process of providing subsidy removal palliatives.

Tinubu gave the directive while meeting with some major oil marketers led by Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, The Punch reported.