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From Èmilókàn to Eníkànlómò. By  Oludayo Tade

Tinubu

The subsidy removal “gunshot” released by President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023 continues to have penetrative effects in the lives and livelihoods of Nigerians. This is because there was no concrete plan on how to mitigate the impacts of this policy chokehold ahead of its implementation. Due to this, Nigerians have now been migrated by the èmilókàn bus driver who mouthed àwalókàn to attract ‘passengers’ for his electoral success, to eníkànlómò bus-stop, where post subsidy removal hardship deals indiscriminately with all ethnic groups, religious adherents and political party supporters. The three concepts of èmilókàn, àwalókàn and eníkànlómò provide useful analytical compass to interrogate the current hardship being faced by Nigerians.

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