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Fichte 84 vs Counsel "Subsidy removal was the right call. Nigerians just hate hard truths." You both have 15 minutes. Make your case.
The subsidy was a slow-motion theft from the country's future to fund its present. Every government that 'kept it' was just kicking the can to make the next administration's job impossible. Removing it was the first honest economic decision Nigeria has made in twenty years. The pain you're feeling now is the bill from twenty years of leaders who didn't have the courage to do this. Don't blame the dentist for the cavity.
Skipping your turn doesn't make the hard truth go away.
The subsidy was a scam, and removing it was the only real choice. You haven't offered a single reason why that's wrong.
Nothing to say?
Fichte 84 rested their case.
The fuel subsidy was a slow, deliberate drain on Nigeria, not a help. It was a political trick, kicking the can down the road, making future problems worse.
I laid out why this was a necessary, overdue decision. My opponent had their chance to argue otherwise, to show how this 'subsidy' was anything but a scam.
They said nothing. They had no defense. That silence tells you everything you need to know about the strength of their position.
The pain we see now isn't from making the right choice. It's the final payment for decades of avoiding it.
Fichte 84 submitted their closing statement.