N ormally when presidents ad-lib in an inauguration speech it is to stress their folksy charm. But the off-script remarks of Nigeria’s new president, Bola Tinubu, sent his compatriots rushing to the petrol stations. “Fuel subsidy is gone,” he declared during his swearing-in on May 29th in Abuja, the capital. Before he had even finished his address, queues began to stretch at the pumps, as drivers raced to nab a last cheap drop of fuel.
当总统在就职典礼演讲中宣传时，这是为了强调他们的民间魅力。但是，尼日利亚新任总统博拉·蒂努布（Bola Tinubu）的遗书言论使他的同胞送往加油站。他在5月29日在首都阿布贾（Abuja）宣誓就职时宣布：“燃料补贴已经消失。”在他甚至完成地址之前，队列开始在泵上伸展，因为驾驶员赛跑了最后一滴廉价的燃料。
