Against the nationwide outrage that has greeted the phased withdrawal of petroleum subsidy, governors on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC have thrown their weight behind the decision of President Bola Tinubu.
This was as they declared that the Tinubu-led administration is only implementing one of its campaign promises, adding however that measures would be put in place to cushion the effect shock of the withdrawal.
Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum and Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma made the declaration on Wednesday after meeting with the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee NWC of the party.
According to Uzodinma, the main opposition presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and Peter Obi of Labour Party LP also made promises to remove the subsidy because it had generally become unsustainable.
He said; “As a Forum, we are committed to the ideals of the government that is also our party. Because the federal government belongs to APC. It is an APC-led government and everything that is contained in the manifesto of our great party during our campaigns is meant to be done and carried out.
