“Government claims the subsidy removal will create jobs…. The stronger truth is that it will destroy more jobs than it creates. For every job it creates in the capital intensive petroleum sector, it will terminate several jobs in the rest of the labor intensive economy.“ By Farooq Kperogi ON January 11, 2012, Bola Ahmed Tinubu published a sober, thoughtful, deeply insightful, and penetratingly foresightful article titled “Removal of Oil Subsidy: President Jonathan Breaks Social Contract With the People” that uncannily prefigured the untoward consequences of petrol subsidy removal that Nigerians…
Day: February 26, 2024
Peter Obi’s Tribute to Hope – a Nigeria re-awakening
“the journey to a better Nigeria has just begun. It is a life-long journey. On that journey, despair is not an option. Surrender is not a choice” By POPeter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, reflected on the anniversary of the election on Sunday, expressing determination in his ongoing journey towards a better Nigeria Addressing attendees at the “Redefining Our Options and Consolidating Our Legacies” event organized by Obidient Support Groups in Abuja, Obi titled his speech “Tribute to Hope”. During his speech,…