The presidential campaign organisation of Seyi Makinde has criticised the Federal Government’s planned ₦60-per-litre petrol discount at NNPC filling stations, arguing that the measure offers little relief to Nigerians facing high fuel prices.
The Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation described the proposed 30-day discount as an election-related move ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that Nigerians needed a more substantial and lasting reduction in petrol prices.
In a statement signed by its Director of Strategic Communications, Richard Ihediwa, the organisation said the discount was insignificant compared with the increase in fuel prices under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
It also questioned the reported arrangement to sell crude oil to domestic refineries at $80 per barrel, arguing that pricing crude in dollars was inappropriate for an oil-producing country.
The campaign organisation maintained that the measures would not change voters’ opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the January 2027 elections.
It called for more transparent management of Nigeria’s natural resources and policies that would provide meaningful economic relief to citizens.
The organisation urged Nigerians to support Makinde, whom it identified as the presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement.
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