Atiku’s aide slams Tinubu’s minister over 'cheap petrol' claims

Paul Ibe, media aide to Atiku Abubakar, has criticized Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri, for claiming that petrol is cheaper in Nigeria than in the United States. Ibe argued that nominal pump prices do not accurately measure affordability without considering income and purchasing power. He explained that Nigeria benefits from local oil production and refining, which helps keep domestic fuel prices lower than in the US, but emphasized that broader economic factors and household income levels determine actual affordability.