Nigerian opposition candidate seeks to privatise state oil firm

Nigeria's main opposition party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar attends a roundtable gathering of business leaders in the country's commercial capital, Lagos, Nigeria January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's main opposition candidate for president said on Wednesday he would seek to privatise the state oil company and other government assets if elected next month, while removing a costly petrol subsidy, to revive the economy.

Atiku Abubakar, a businessman who served as vice president between 1999 and 2007, has promised to double the size of Nigeria's economy to $900 billion by 2025.