Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has stated that the pronouncement made by his principal in his inaugural speech on fuel subsidy removal has come to stay, adding that Tinubu is a man of strong conviction and will.
According to Shettima, the new administration is fully aware of fierce opposition from those who benefit from the fuel subsidy scam, adding that the President is prepared for it.
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Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday arrived at the presidential villa, Abuja to resume his duties barely 24 hours after his inauguration.
His motorcade arrived at the main entrance of the president’s office at about 2.30pm where he inspected the customary guard mounted by Quarter Guards.
He, thereafter, took a short drive to the forecourt of the office where he was received by a welcome party led by Vice President Kashim Shettima.
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Also present were the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijjani Umar; the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele; the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari; former Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Wale Edun, Mr Dele Alake; Hon. James Faleke.
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