JUST IN: Tinubu holds meeting with oil marketers over subsidy removal

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with major oil marketers at Aso Rock Villa Abuja.

The oil marketers were led by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, who was a Chairman of oil marketers association.

The President’s meeting with the oil marketers comes amid the controversy and protests trailing the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit known as petrol.

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The President during his inaugural speech on May 29 at the Eagle Square in Abuja had announced the removal of subsidy payment on petrol. The President said that the immediate past administration of Muhammadu Buhari did not make provisions for subsidy in the 2023 budget beyond June.

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