National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has admitted that fuel subsidy removal is subjecting Nigerians to a difficult and challenging moment.

He spoke, yesterday, during a meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and the governors, under the umbrella of APC Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), led by its newly elected Chairman, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

The 10 governors in attendance were Imo, Uzodimma, Yobe, Mai Mala Buni, Kogi, Yahaya Bello, Nasarawa, Abdullahi Sule, Niger, Mohammed Umar Bago, Kaduna, Ubah Sani, Gombe, Mohammed Inua Yahaya, and Kebbi, Nasir Idris.

Adamu told the governors that they have emerged at a very difficult period, confessing that the removal of the fuel subsidy will be very challenging to Nigerians, particularly the state governors where it matters most.

He equally told them to be ready to carry their crosses at their respective states, even as he assured the party will not only give them every necessary support that will help them to succeed.

Adamu said: “For us, anything that we want to say to you is adherence to the manifesto as much as you can. We have a general framework for the governance of the country and you represent those who fly the flag of the party and it is expected that whatever you do, you will have in mind the manifesto that the party gives the country.

“You, as the chief executive officers of the states, must key into this manifesto but there are peculiarities, there are priorities you must have set and you are bound to do as much as you can to meet the expectations of those who voted for us.