A PDP led government come 2023 shall abolish fuel subsidy because it was not benefitting the poor rather the rice and neighbouring countries .
Mr Charles Aniagwu, spokesman of PDP presidential campaign organization canvassed this view today while speaking on Arise Television program monitored in Asaba.
He said Atiku’s administration would not continue with the present subsidy regime as it had not been beneficial to the ordinary man it was meant to serve.
“The present subsidy regime has not been the best for us as a country, Atiku isn’t against subsidy but he believes that when you subsidize, it must go to the actual people you are subsidising in this case those who don’t have the purchasing power.
“At present, Nigeria is subsidising other countries and those who can afford to pay. Our subsidy as it is now is not reaching out to the poor.
“Atiku says he is going to tinker with the subsidy regime by inviting private sector players to build functional refineries which will bring down the price on account of competition so that at the end of the day there wouldn’t be anything to subsidise because the people’s purchasing power would have been enhanced,”
On education, Atiku says he was going to revitalise the education sector by collaborating with the state governments to ensure that the education sector is managed effectively.
“All our universities in Delta are in session while others across the country have been on strike for eight months now, we were able to achieve this because Governor Ifeanyi Okowa who is Atiku’s running mate understands how to ensure that the students remain in school.
“Having that kind of partnership in their administration by the grace of God means that same principles Okowa deployed in ensuring that the lecturers and students remained in the class rooms in Delta State would also be brough to bear across the nation,” Aniagwu stated.