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“Most Nigerians, especially those born after 1973, have lived their lives under fuel subsidy. Hence, removing it is like a mother weaning off a child from breast milk. But then, while weaning children from the breast milk is inconvenient to them, it is necessary for them to grow and become adults.”

In an encyclical on the theme of human fraternity, Francis also said private property cannot be considered an absolute right in all cases where some lived extravagantly while others had nothing.