THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE REMOVAL OF PETROLEUM SUBSIDY IN NIGERIA

Before Nigerian government decide  to embark on its decision  to remove its hands from paying some percentage  of the actual cost of petroleum product to the oil company, otherwise known as petroleum subsidy” good number of  notable reasons  were out lined. However, each of these reasons were compared side by side with the importance of petroleum subsidy to Nigeria educational, socio – political and economic life. The question is simply put,  should Nigerian government  continue  to  spend  N1.25 trillion annually on  fuel subsidy or is there any

other sector of the  economy  of the nation that needed more urgent  attention an  attempt  to resolve these question  will take  us to the analysis  of some of these reasons as noted below:

1.         To reduce corruption in the down stream sector

2.         Provision of Basic Amenities 

3.         To reduce government debt

4.         To increase investment / industrialization

5.         Transformation of the petroleum sector

6.         To  increase the nation’s  foreign reserve and saving

7.         For  enhancement of  the countries  national development  

8.         To establish more refineries and crate employment opportunities 

9.         To  repair infrastructural  decay in the country

10.    To make way for transparency and competition in the oil industry

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