If they had the chance they would remove subsidy on air, charge us for it – Peter Obi laments approach to subsidy removal

Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) has expressed criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration regarding its approach to subsidy removal reforms.

Obi suggested that if given the opportunity, the Tinubu government would also eliminate subsidies on air travel and impose additional charges on Nigerians.

The Labour Party’s presidential candidate shared these remarks during an interview with News Central TV, which aired on Wednesday.

Obi said, “I’ve said it before, we have to show what is being removed and where it is being applied. You don’t know what the subsidy is today. You don’t know.”

“What they are saying is that petrol subsidy is gone. Electricity subsidy is gone. In fact, soon they will remove the subsidy on air. If they had the chance, they would charge us for air. We are not saying we will not do that. But tell us where it is going.”