The removal of fuel subsidy and other economic reforms have resulted into untold hardship for Nigerians.
The president also said it was not necessary to phase the fuel subsidy removal.
The senator noted that hundreds of billions of naira that should have been channelled into vital infrastructure, education and healthcare benefited a privileged few.
Mr Oyintiloye appealed to the President to come to the rescue of Nigerians passing through untold hardship caused by fuel scarcity.
He said that the government had taken several measures to address current hardships.
The minister faulted the unpatriotic narrative by the opposition faulting the fuel subsidy removal.
According to the minister, the subsidy regime eroded revenues that should have been available to fund viable expenditures.
The aim, he said, was to expand renewable and rural electrification initiatives, providing additional resources to Nigeria during a challenging period.
“I can assure you that in the long run, Nigeria will be better for it,” Mr Idris said.
The Ebonyi government has inaugurated its free transportation system for workers and students across the state to cushion the effect of subsidy removal by the federal government.
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