Nigerians on Friday described the fresh increase in the pump
price of petrol as “next level hardship”.
They took to the social media to criticise the President,
Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and his All Progressives Congress party
for bringing untold suffering on the masses through unpopular policies
including steady fuel hike.
The Petroleum Products Marketing
Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, increased
the ex-depot price of petrol from N147.67 per litre to N155.17.
Following the announcement, the Independent Petroleum
Marketers Association of Nigeria said the implication was that the pump price
of petrol would range from N168 to N170 per litre.
Commenting on various social media platforms including
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, Nigerians expressed total disappointment in
the Buhari regime whose second-term campaign slogan was “Next Level”.
According to them, the steady increase in fuel prices since
the beginning of 2020 is “next level hardship”, lamenting that it is causing
unimaginable inflation and an increase in food prices.
“Welcome to next level hardship delivered as promised in his
2019 campaign,” Etietop Edem wrote on Facebook.
“Before Buhari leaves office in 2023, we will buy fuel for
N200 per litre in this country. Come 2023, everybody should go get their voter
cards ready to dislodge the APC,” Anointing Atakijenyo stated.
Princewill Chioma commented, “More hardship for the masses.
How do we survive this government?”
Activist Deji Adeyanju tweeted, “This is the Next Level.
Actions have consequences.”
@Moralevitaes wrote, “Federal Government, thank you for
making life miserable for Nigerians. It will be on record that the government
of Muhammadu Buhari was the most insensitive to Nigerians.”
@Mr_pharmphresh stated, “When Buhari was questioning why
petrol is more expensive in Saudi Arabia than in Nigeria, we thought he was
joking.”
On Instagram, kokzy_4064 said, “APC is really bent on
destroying this country. I wonder what we’ve done to the party.”
vaamp8685 commented, “They have come again. Let this not
bring another uprising in Nigeria and APC will say it is PDP that is the
cause.”
Following the deregulation of petrol
prices in September, marketers across the country adjusted their pump prices to
between N158 and N162 per litre to reflect the increase in global oil prices.
Petrol price band had also risen from N121.50–N123.50 per
litre in June to N140.80-N143.80 in July and N148-N150 in August.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre
Sylva, said in September that the government had stepped back in fixing the
price of petrol, adding that market forces and crude oil price would continue
to determine the cost of the product.
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