Abuja — Following mounting opposition to the planned removal of fuel subsidy, the Federal Government declared yesterday that the plan is not yet a done deal as talks with various stakeholders were ongoing, even as it stated that no date has been fixed for take-off of the removal of the subsidy.
The government has also set up a committee of highly respected Nigerians to manage the proceeds from the subsidy when it is eventually removed just as the new World Bank Country Director in Nigeria, Ms Marie-Francoise Marie-Nelly, described the ongoing debate on the removal of subsidy as "a healthy debate".
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