Fuel subsidy removal has pushed Nigerians into poverty, Tinubu ill-advised — Kenneth Okonkwo

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Key context: <img width="1080" height="717" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kenneth-Okonkwo.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kenneth-Okonkwo.jpg 1080w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kenneth-Okonkwo-300x199.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kenneth-Okonkwo-1024x680.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /><p>A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, has declared that President Bola Tinubu was ill-advised on the removal of the fuel subsidy. Okonkwo said there shouldn&#8217;t be a subsidy in Nigeria due to the country&#8217;s level of oil resources and production. Featuring on Channels Television&#8217;s&#160;Sunday&#160;Politics, Okonkwo said: &#8220;Let us first of all [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/23/fuel-subsidy-removal-has-pushed-nigerians-into-poverty-tinubu-ill-advised-kenneth-okonkwo/">Fuel subsidy removal has pushed Nigerians into poverty, Tinubu ill-advised — Kenneth Okonkwo</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.