Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has listed what he would have done differently if he was the President of Nigeria.
Atiku said his disclosure became necessary as he was frequently inundated with inquiries by Nigerians about what he would do differently if he were at the helm of affairs of the country.
In a post on his X handle on Sunday, the former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the last general election said such inquiries distract from the critical questions of what President Bola Tinubu needs to do to save Nigerians from the excruciating pains arising from his trial-and-error economic policies.
In a lengthy statement titled “What We Would Have Done Differently,” Atiku said he would tackle corruption and reposition the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, which, according to him, is a huge beneficiary of the status quo.
He said he would pay particular attention to Nigeria’s poor refining infrastructure, and adopt a gradualist approach in the implementation of the subsidy reforms.
Atiku also disclosed that he would implement a robust social protection programme to support the poor in navigating the cost-of-living challenges arising largely from reform. implementation.
The statement said, “Yes, I have always advocated for the removal of subsidy on PMS because its administration has been mildly put, opaque with so much scope for arbitrariness and corruption. Mind-boggling rent profit from oil subsidy accrued to the cabals in public institutions and the private sector.
“I would have prioritized the following: “First, tackling corruption. Fighting corruption should have commenced with the repositioning of the NNPCL, which is a huge beneficiary of the status quo.”
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