Fuel price discount: Tinubu reminds me of Idi Amin of Uganda – Dino Melaye

Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has likened President Bola Tinubu to former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, accusing the Nigerian leader of engaging in vote-buying ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

Melaye made the remark in a post on X, where the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain described the planned fuel price reduction as temporary.

He wrote: “Tinubu reminds me of Idi Amin Dada of Uganda. I never see this type before.

“Tinubu’s plan to reduce fuel price is temporal and evaporative. It is simply vote buying.”

The development comes as the Nigerian government, through the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, announced a 30-day fuel price discount at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) filling stations across the country.

However, amid the announcement, the pump price of petrol at filling stations remained at N1,370 per litre, despite the proposed discounted price of N1,350 per litre.