President Bola Tinubu has said the heat from critics agitating against the removal of fuel subsidy was “high voltage.”

Tinubu said despite the very high criticism from Nigerians, the country is better off with the fuel subsidy removal.

He spoke during the interfaith breaking of fast with members of the House of Representatives on Friday.

The president lamented that most Nigerians found it very difficult to understand the direction of his thinking regarding fuel subsidy removal and foreign exchange floatation.

He said: “It was initially very difficult at the beginning for people to realize the direction of my thinking but I’m glad that with the heat of the critics, none of you came to me to say can you reverse the removal of subsidy or can you change the foreign exchange floatation of naira? I am glad we are out of the dark tunnel.

“You collaborated and joined together as a team and gave me the inspiration to move on because the heat was high voltage from the critics but today we are better off for it.

“And if there is anything that you deserve, you deserve a second term subject to our party and your party.”