'The real hope is here' - Dapo Abiodun says as subsidy removal bites Nigerians

Governor Dapa Abiodun of Ogun State says "the real hope is here" despite the controversy that erupted following the removal of the fuel subsidy.

Abiodun in an interview urged Nigerians to be more patient with the Bola Tinubu administration.

He made this known in an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, July 25.

He said further that the savings from the subsidy will be reinvested in social facilities that will better the lives of Nigerians.

"The real hope is here. There is definitely a renewed hope and that renewed hope is what has sustained us thus far. This is the first time any administration will deregulate by such a wide margin and you will not see protests on the streets because people understand that there can't be any gain without some pain," he said.

He continued: "So my plea to Nigerians is that they should continue to be patient with us, they should continue to hold on and there is light at the end of the tunnel. All these things will settle and Nigeria will be better for it. The savings from the removal of the subsidy that will become N6trn at the end of this year would definitely be channeled to the provision of social facilities that will make life more abundant and fulfilling for the good people of this country."