Nigerian goment yesterday talk say dem go offer discount on petrol wey dem dey sell for di filling stations of di Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited for di next 30 days.

Dem talk say di NNPC stations wey dem mark go sell petrol for N1,350, na price wey dem go dey check every month.

Meanwhile, di Presidency yesterday explain say di measure wey NNPCL take to give up dia petrol retail profit margin and sell to Nigerians at cost to soft di impact of global crude oil price shocks and volatility on vulnerable households get di approval of President Bola Tinubu.

Dis one happen as di presidential candidate of di African Democratic Congress, ADC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and di national leadership of di Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, condemn di move.

Atiku reject di FG proposed 30-day fuel discount at NNPC stations, he call am temporary political fix wey no fit ease di hardship wey high fuel prices cause.

NDC for dia own side call di measure "tokenism" and attempt to deceive Nigerians.
For dia own part, di ADC Presidential Campaign Council, ADC-PCC, dismiss am as desperate attempt to bribe Nigerians before di 2027 elections.

Minister of Finance, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, wey make dis disclosure when he address newsmen for Abuja, warn say di proposed reintroduction of fuel subsidy by some presidential candidates fit hike di price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) to N2,000 per litre.

He also warn say such move go destroy di nation economy, with foreign exchange crashing to as low as N3,000/$1.

He talk say: "We dey offer discount on petrol wey NNPC Limited dey sell for di next 30 days in di first instance with priority for public transporters nationwide," he talk.

Di minister talk say dem go give transporters first priority, and add say di measure no be subsidy but arrangement for government to sell petrol at ceiling cost.