SUBSIDY: We can remove subsidy without fuel price hike – Ezeife
Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, erstwhile permanent secretary, governor of Anambra State with masters and doctorate degrees from Harvard University, USA is undoubtedly well versed in the operations of the free market economy. In this interview, he questions the implementation of the subsidy regime in petrol pricing by the federal government affirming that the removal of the alleged subsidy was tactless. Dr. Ezeife also responds to issues on the killing of Christians and Southerners in the North. Excerpts:
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