President Bola Tinubu has acknowledged that the recent removal of fuel subsidies has caused difficulty for the general public.
Tinubu stated in his first Democracy Day message to Nigerians on Monday that, while he knows the agony of the masses, there is a need for them to sacrifice more for the sake of the entire nation.
According to the president, the reduction of subsidies was necessary to preserve the country from bankruptcy, albeit causing temporary suffering.
He said, “I feel your pain. This is one decision we must bear to save our country from going under and take our resources away from the stranglehold of a few unpatriotic elements.
“I admit that the decision will impose an extra burden on the masses of our people. Painfully, I have asked you, my compatriots, to sacrifice a little more for the survival of our country”.
cc: Daily Post Ng
