Nigeria clearly began to notice fuel shortages during the government of the late Sani Abacha. It took a different dimension during the government of President Obasanjo, with Adams Oshiomole leading NLC along with civil society groups in the protests against fuel hikes and the attempt of President Obasanjo to deregulate just before 2007.

President Jonathan was practically pushed out of office in 2015. He peacefully allowed the amalgamation of different parties and associations to form the present APC. Protests were all over the place against the attempt by President Jonathan to deregulate in 2012. We got promises from APC before the 2015 election that fuel would be reduced to #45. Since 2015 it has been one story or the other as fuel rose with excuses that Jonathan's government had plundered the economy. We were told when APC campaigned that deregulation would be imposing unnecessary hardship on the people. Civil society groups and organised labour joined the campaign against PDP/Jonathan. Nigerians generally agreed and APC won the election. What do we have today? FULL DEREGULATION. The same thing APC supported by organised labour and civil society groups campaigned against.

One is tempted to ask why organised labour, civil society groups and Nigerians in general have not been vocal against this policy. The truth is not difficult to find. A proverb says "he who fetched firewood infected with ants invites the lizard to visit". We can clearly see that since they all teamed up to support APC they cannot make noise. They all know the risks involved with protests against this present government, so it's better to shuts their mouths and live with the pain. Can we say they have been bewitched?

Just about one year ago the borders were shut in an attempt to curb smuggling. Price of imported rice which stood at #16,000, just one year ago skyrocketed. The idea was to boost local production and promote made in Nigeria. That idea turned out to be counter productive. Not only have rice farmers been smiling to the bank with very fat profits (Nigerian rice @24,000), imported rice, which is still smuggled, sells at between 30,000 and 32,000. There is no functional price control board to checkmate prices. The consumer protection council appears incapacitated. Nigerians are at the mercy of shylocks everywhere.

Can someone please help us beg the people in charge to reopen our borders? When will all these punishing policies stop? Can anyone confidently tell us how APC has done better than PDP? At this rate what will be the condition of Nigerians by 2023?

God dey o!

"Buharri will save Nigeria from hardship" - Father Mbaka, 2015























Wonder where he's hiding now?

Simple, Nigeria is in a full blown dictatorship.

Heard they will open new filling stations to be dispensing fuel at #40 to only those who voted Buharri

It's only PDP guys that will be buying fuel at #160

Serious issues ....Hardship is Nigerians hobby ....Great Fela R.I.P... suffering and smiling.