Nigerians on social media on Wednesday mocked the Minister of Power, Works, Housing, Tunde Fashola over a tweet he published more than one year ago dissing former President Goodluck Jonathan for a meagre reduction in pump price of petrol.
The reaction followed Wednesday’s deregulation of Nigeria’s petroleum downstream which saw the price of petrol increased by the federal government to N145 per litre, nearly double the previous N86.50 rate.
Mr. Fashola, a former governor of Lagos State, is now a key member of the ruling All Progressives’ Congress government.
The deregulation and its effect on petrol prices stand starkly against the thoughts he shared in the January 2015 tweet which berated the former president for reducing the price of petrol by only 10 percent even though the price of crude oil dropped by over 50%.

Shortly after the announcement of the new pump price of petrol, even as crude oil price has remained low since Mr. Fashola posted the tweet in January 2015, Nigerians began to tackle the former governor.

Many commenters accused the APC government of double standards, and said the party had promised lower prices of fuel.
“What’s your point Sir, a barrel of oil cost $43 in the international market, a litre now cost 145 in Nigeria,” a Twitter user, Holy Pastor, replied to Fashola’s old tweet.
“Just waiting for ur apology to Nigerian people what a shame!” another user, Chichi Efochi said.
Senator Ebydon tweeted: “How far Fashola? Still on the same lane?”
Omooba Adedapo tweeted: “That moment during the campaign when Fashola said the drop in oil price shouldn’t result to a drop in pump price. How’s the change now?”
Mr. Fashola is yet to tweet his support or otherwise for his government’s new stand.
Mr. Fashola’s media office did not return PREMIUM TIMES’ enquiry for comment for this report.

View tweets here: https://twitter.com/tundefashola/status/556919075495239680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/203271-new-petrol-price-nigerians-tackle-fashola-jonathan-era-tweet.html

Our leaders are visionless, cruel and selfish

Mocking the hypocrites on twitter is not enough!

And then

na wa o

Jesuschristt:
And then

Zombies are on the run.

luvinhubby:


Zombies are on the run.

And then?

Some sections of Nigeria almost crucified the SS/SE people for not falling for Tinubu's deceit. Today they are quiet.

my brothers and sisters Fashola go hear ram.

Jesuschristt:
And then?

They will keep running.

Fashola, the most overhyped ex-governor cum minister. Elitist governor that wanted to send my beggarly osun father back to Oshogbo. Thank God Buhari is greater than you with all the school wey you go and also greater than Awolowo. Sai Buhari jare!

luvinhubby:


They will keep running.

And then?

I wish i can make atomic bomb
Don't even dare ask me what am gonna do widdit

Jesuschristt:
And then?

And then? How do u mean?

You mean the Minister of Darkness a.k.a Mr I don't sign cheque

Jesuschristt:
And then?

They will never stop running.

diagro:
And then? How do u mean?

I mean and then?

luvinhubby:


They will never stop running.

Good

Mock all you want, the guy has scammed you all. He's having a time of his life

some one that built a single borehole for 75m, any way it is only a zombie that will take that clown serious

Their volte--ace is astounding.

Have learnt one thing within these few months,most people that makes so much noise on media doesn't know anything about Nigerian politics or simply mischievous,that's why I still sees Buhari corruption fight as a scam until he does the necessary.