- “I cannot give you a date for now. But the Vice President is actually leading the efforts and very soon, we will tell Nigerians what date the removal of subsidy will kick in.”
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has disclosed that the Federal Government currently has no set date for the removal of petroleum subsidy.
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The Minister said this on Thursday while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s programme, ‘Politics Today’, saying that the government is being considerate of its citizens.
“I cannot give you a date for now. But the Vice President is actually leading the efforts and very soon, we will tell Nigerians what date the removal of subsidy will kick in.”
He added that the government is also making efforts to put structures in place to cushion the effect of the eventual removal of subsidy.
“We must be considerate of our people; you cannot say because you have the muscle, box everybody down in the room. So, what we are saying is that before doing this, we need to put some structures in place so that the impact on the people can be minimized. We are trying to create an alternative that is cheaper and more affordable.
“We also think that there should be some palliatives,” the minister added.
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