Chief Bode George, a chieftain and former member of the Board of Trustees of the People Democratic Party ( PDP), has challenged President Bola Tinubu to tell Nigerians the true state of fuel subsidy in the country.

George said Tinubu should tell Nigerians if his administration still pays subsidies on fuel through the back doors. He stated this while featuring on Arise Television. The former PDP deputy national Chairman, criticized Tinubu’s administration for lack of transparency.

There have been reports that the Tinubu government secretly returned the fuel subsidy regime.

Former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda criticized the Federal Government for paying more for fuel subsidies than before.

Amid this claim, the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun disclosed that Nigeria currently spends $600m on fuel importation monthly.

Reacting, George said: “I’m so miffed about the goings on about this particular industry. On one side you hear the subsidy is still there, on another side you hear that there is no subsidy, who is telling the truth?

“Let us know the truth for God’s sake, it is our fundamental right and if the people know what the truth is, they will support you to succeed.

“The NNPCL is owned by the Federal government which means it is owned by all Nigerians, we want to know what exactly is going on there.”

“I’m not in that field of operation, but I’m educated enough to listen to A and B and then conclude in mind if there is a need to support the operations or the policies of the government, we will and if there are shortfalls in what they are telling us, we will say no.”

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