What does the survey show about how fuel prices are affecting people in different parts of the country?
A survey I highlighted found that petrol was the biggest concern for 32.4 per cent of people in rural areas, compared with 11.7 per cent in urban areas. It was also the leading concern in the Southwest, at 30.5 per cent, and the South-South, at 29.1 per cent. This shows that the suffering caused by high fuel prices cuts across geography, ethnicity and political affiliation.
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He described the survey as particularly revealing because 32.4 per cent of rural respondents identified petrol as their primary concern, compared with 11.7 per cent in urban areas. Petrol also emerged as the leading concern in the Southwest, at 30.5 per cent, and the South-South, at 29.1 per cent—clear evidence that the suffering caused by Tinubu’s fuel policy cuts across geography, ethnicity and political affiliation. According to Atiku, “President Tinubu removed subsidy with a slogan, not a strategy. He had no credible plan for domestic refining, mass transportation, wage protection or the millions of small businesses that depend on affordable energy. “He was warned that this reckless approach would destroy purchasing power, increase transportation costs, worsen food inflation and push more Nigerians into poverty. He ignored those warnings.