President Bola Tinubu’s call for the elimination of fuel subsidies has received the backing of three PDP members.
Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers State, and James Ibori, the former governor of Delta State, all informed the president of this when they paid him a visit on Friday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Speaking on why the trio were at the villa of the president, Makinde said, “To let him know that he has started well and he has the support of the generality of the people.”
On the subsidy issue, Makinde said, “We discussed it. It’s something that is on top of public discussion right now. We know it’s a tough decision for the people and he needs the support of everybody to see this through.”
While Wike and Makinde are PDP dissident G5 governors who worked against the party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in the February elections, PDP chieftains Ibori and Tinubu served as governors under various political platforms between 1999 and 2007.