Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has explained why he wants to sell Nigeria’s refineries.
According to Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman for the PDP’s Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku decided to sell Nigeria’s refineries because the proceeds would be put toward productive projects in the country.
Ologbondiyan complained that the Nigerian government was frittering away money on restoring the country’s oil refineries.
He broke the news on Tuesday’s Arise TV Morning Show episode.
Ologbondiyan claims that Atiku has proposed selling nonperforming ventures and refineries in order to redirect the funds into successful enterprises.
“Atiku is saying let us generate funds from the sales of refineries and put it into the economy; I believe that policy is good.”
If Atiku is elected President of Nigeria in 2023, he has repeatedly promised to sell the country’s oil refineries.
During the PDP’s presidential campaign, Atiku pledged yesterday in Lagos to sell all of Nigeria’s refineries and use the money to give back to the country’s youth.