By Augustine Akhilomen
Nigerians have expressed widespread anger following reports of a hike in the pump price of fuel to N1,030 per litre by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
The news of the price increase broke on Wednesday morning, with reports indicating that NNPCL retail outlets had adjusted their meters from N855 per litre to N1,030 per litre in Lagos.
The latest price increase makes it the second time the petrol price has been hiked in the past month.
The company had in September increased pump price from N615 per litre to N897.
However, many are scared of how this will impact the cost of other goods and commodities and others are sarcastically mocking supporters of this current administration.
Here are some of the comments:
@TheKolat posted: “It’s better I don’t say anything because it won’t change anything.. One chance govt!!!”
@davsess posted: “NNPC wants to monopolize petrol purchase from dangote and sell to Nigerians at N1,030 /liter? Nigeria is a Netflix location.”
@JE_Kingsley posted: ““I will continue from where Buhari stop” don do pass Buhari in one year”
@Tijanton19 posted: “Congratulations to Tinubu, APC and its supporters. Ndi ara.”
@KeehNee posted: “A new day, a new level of struggle for Nigerians to unlock… ”
@alama1_m posted: “These criminals don’t have Nigerians at heart”
@Cuewolld posted: “I thought NLC said the reason they settled for 79k minimum wage na make FG and Tinubu no increase fuel price, Wetin come happen now, If I hear say dem one strike,
Until we realise say na yeye dis ppl de take us do, all dis nyamanyama no go ever stop.”
@Seriousist_ posted: “Nigerians finished protesting and BAT saw how weak the protest was and slapped them with another fuel price increase for wasting his time.”
@akinbobola posted: “At inauguration, the mint President Tinubu verbally ended fuel subsidy. NNPC hiked fuel price with fake govt protest. Again, govt is lamely denying authorizing it, but we know better.”
@usagbeleke posted: “After shouting on the Internet today over fuel price, you people will proceed to buy it so. And move onto the next gist. Make una vamos my tl abeg.”