Atiku invokes survey in case for production subsidy
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has cited an SBM survey indicating that 67.4% of Nigerians support restoring the petrol subsidy. He is using the figure to support his proposal for a production subsidy, while the supplied material does not explain how his proposal would work or distinguish it further from the former subsidy system.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has cited an SBM survey showing that 67.4% of Nigerians support restoring the petrol subsidy, Punch Nigeria reports. Atiku used the survey figure to justify his own proposal for a production subsidy. The supplied material does not explain the difference between the proposed production subsidy and the petrol subsidy that respondents were asked about.
It also does not identify the date, sample or methodology of the SBM survey. The report therefore provides the stated result but no further information about how the finding was obtained. Atiku’s argument links public support for restoring petrol support to his alternative policy proposal.
However, the available material does not say whether he would restore the former arrangement, replace it with production support or combine elements of both. No response from the Federal Government or other political figures is included. The proposal’s expected cost, beneficiaries and implementation plan are also not provided.
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