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Initially, the administration proposed ending the fuel subsidy in June, a move backed by the World Bank, and replacing it with a cash transfer plan. However, the move drew criticism from a number of places, including Senate President Ahmed Lawan and elder statesman Abdulsalami Abubakar, who both slammed the concept. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, revealed that the government was reconsidering its June deadline after meeting with Senator Lawan on Monday at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. Senator Lawan had convened the meeting, also attended by the …