According to Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, a former state minister of education, former President Muhammadu Buhari kept the gasoline subsidy in place to prevent deaths among Nigerians.
In an interview with Arise TV on Monday, Nwajiuba said that the former president had made important contributions to Nigeria’s progress and that statistics from his eight years in office demonstrate this.
The numbers are all intelligible and come from all known publications over the past eight years. The economy in question has twice recovered from recessions. This economy was hit by COVID-19. According to the former minister, he performed exceptionally well in this economy.
“We had the dollar at the exchange rate when he left, which was less than N500. In order to prevent Nigerian deaths, he held subsidies.
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In the past two years alone, there have been more deaths than votes cast. Just from people dying as a result of tankers collapsing and burning people, people searching for food and Christmas presents, etc.
“He gave the BBC an interview, explaining why he felt compelled to stand up for Nigerians before anyone else did.”
In addition, Nwajiuba cited data from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), which showed that 183 businesses had closed in the previous two years. He claims that this runs counter to the relative stability that existed under Buhari.
The former minister claimed that Buhari’s government made strides in important areas like oil output, non-oil exports, and mining.
“The numbers are there to show that he did this work,” he stated.
“All of the things we did in government, mining, non-oil exports, oil exports, and the concept of condensates are all explained.”
Nonetheless, Nwajiuba conceded that despite Buhari’s limitations as a human being and his lack of comprehensive knowledge, his government was a great success.
Buhari passed away in a London, UK, clinic on July 13, 2025, at the age of 82.
Prior to his return as an elected president in 2015 and his reelection in 2019, Buhari was the military leader of state from 1983 to 1985.
