{"id":176033,"date":"2025-08-25T22:09:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili"},"modified":"2025-08-25T23:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T22:18:21","slug":"fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili","title":{"rendered":"Fuel Subsidy Removal Mismanaged Reform Says Ezekwesili"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, says the removal of fuel subsidy by the Tinubu administration was a good reform but implemented in the wrong way.<\/p>\n<p>Ezekwesili stated this on Monday during the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Conference at the International Conference Centre in Enugu.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, although the move was necessary, it was not well-prepared for and has worsened inflationary pressures on ordinary Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is possible to implement the right policy in the wrong way. When that happens, the results can be counterproductive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fuel subsidy removal was a good reform, but it was not properly prepared for. Inflation is punishing the populace, especially the poor,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after an earlier presentation by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who emphasized the significance of prioritizing research and production as a pathway to Nigeria\u2019s prosperity, citing China\u2019s heavy investment in research and development.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Minister, however, argued that reforms must be carefully sequenced and designed to protect vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n<p>She faulted the way in which the subsidy removal was announced, noting that the immediate impact plunged many households into hardship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, says the removal of fuel subsidy by the Tinubu administration was a good reform but implemented in the wrong way. Ezekwesili stated this on Monday during the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Conference at the International Conference Centre in Enugu. According to her, although the move [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":176032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,15],"tags":[215,565,254],"class_list":["post-176033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","tag-ezekwesili","tag-fuel-subsidy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fuel Subsidy Removal Mismanaged Reform Says Ezekwesili - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, says the removal of fuel subsidy by the Tinubu administration was a g ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fuel Subsidy Removal Mismanaged Reform Says Ezekwesili\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, says the removal of fuel subsidy by the Tinubu administration was a g ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-25T21:09:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-25T22:18:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1756147859.348477.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"940\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"570\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Fuel Subsidy Removal Mismanaged Reform Says Ezekwesili\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-25T21:09:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-25T22:18:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili\"},\"wordCount\":206,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1756147859.348477.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Ezekwesili\",\"fuel subsidy\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fuel-subsidy-removal-mismanaged-reform-says-ezekwesili\",\"name\":\"Fuel Subsidy Removal Mismanaged Reform Says Ezekwesili - 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