Nigeria: How the Fuel Row Caught Fire

Af Conf (London)-Nobody in government, least of all President Goodluck Jonathan, seemed prepared for the torrent of opposition excited by the decision to end fuel subsidies. This doubled the retail price of petrol on New Year's Day. The inflationary effect of the new fuel prices on goods and services was devastating for poor people and lost the government any goodwill it had picked up since April's elections. Many know that the main beneficiaries of the subsidy are a cabal of crooked oil traders, so they ask why the govern Source