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“The fuel subsidy is gone.”
Source: Inaugural address, Abuja, 29 May 2023 (spoken remark, as reported by Channels Television)
Context Sworn in as president, he departed from his prepared text to announce the end of petrol subsidies; pump prices rose sharply in the following weeks.
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