Atiku backs Dangote, says subsidy proposal only for local refineries

By Omeiza AjayiABUJA: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind Dangote Refinery’s warning against arbitrary pump-price controls, insisting that his proposed production subsidy would protect Nigerian refineries and reduce domestic production costs without forcing them to sell at a loss.In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku accused President Bola Tinubu of deliberately distorting concerns raised by Dangot