It might not even be that they are decent, they are simply being respectful because they know the people have the franchise. In a populist declaration, he argued that subsidy could not be transferred from governments to become the responsibility of citizens. Ending fuel subsidy is therefore a core policy of the Buhari administration today and it is enshrined in law. Many of the comments I saw from Nigerians expressed doubt about whether it was indeed rice in the bags displayed. A professor of Political Science and development consultant/expert, Jibrin Ibrahim is a Senior Fellow of the Centre for Democracy and Development, and Chair of the Editorial Board of PREMIUM TIMES.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2022 14:54 UTC