The Federal Government Of Nigeria has halted subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit aka petrol.
Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has finally announced this on Thursday.
He said that the decision was in line with the deregulation of the downstream oil sector.
And Sylva, in a statement, reported and noted that the move would boost the economic growth and development of Nigeria.
Timipre Sylva, Petroleum Resources Minister said that the government cannot continue to subsidise petrol because it had no economic value.
He said after a thorough examination of the economics, “the government concluded that it was unrealistic to continue with the burden of subsidising PMS to the tune of trillions of naira every year”.
Sylva pointed out that the subsidy was benefiting the rich rather than the poor and ordinary Nigerians.
It was also explained that: “Deregulation means that the Government will no longer continue to be the main supplier of Petroleum Products, but will encourage the private sector to take over the role of supplying Petroleum Products,” he said.
The minister added that henceforth, market forces will determine the price at the pump.
He also reassured that the government would continue to play there role of regulation to ensure that the commodity is not priced arbitrarily by private sector suppliers.
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