Garba Shehu, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari, has reacted to the increase in petrol price, saying the product sold at a higher rate when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in power.

Writing via his Twitter handle on Tuesday, the presidential spokesman said petrol sold for as much as N600 per litre under PDP.

The federal government through the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) recently increased the ex-depot price of petrol from N138.62 to N151.56 per litre.

Following the increment, petrol marketers raised the price of the product from N148 to between N158 and N162 per litre.

This happened days after electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country began the implementation of the new cost-reflective electricity tariff.
The hike was condemned by many Nigerians and groups. The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) had said the government did nothing to help citizens cope with the devastating economic impact of the pandemic.

The PDP, on its part, described the increment as “callous, cruel and punishing“, and demanded that it should be reversed to avert “a national crisis.”

But Shehu accused the main opposition party of deceit.

“Don’t allow the PDP to deceive you. Amidst acute shortages, they sold petrol at N600 per litre on Easter Sunday in 2013 (See Punch published on that day),” he tweeted alongside a newspaper publication.
The presidential aide, however, came under attack over the comment, with many accusing him of unjustly justifying the petrol price hike.

One user by the name Benson asked him to cover his head “in shame” for making such remarks.

“@GarShehu is this a way of justifying the increase in fuel pump price? Was the N600 official price?” he asked.

“You should cover your face in shame. Apc was voted for all its promises, and here we are today.”
Ada King, another user, asked: “So what is your point exactly? This is why Nigeria can never ever get better because these so-called leaders would rather dwell in the past and continue to do nothing than make any positive difference.
“Since 2015 all you do is blame, blame & blame. Is that why you’re in Govt?”

Another user accused him of making such remarks because he gets such services as the supply of petrol for free.

“You all get all these on a platter and if you manage to buy some, it is still the nation’s money. You will surely not remain in power,

https://www.akelicious.net/petrol-sold-at-n600-per-litre-under-pdp-garba-sheu/

600 naira was never an official price.

When a st*pid government is elected in a democratic country, the best thing about this is that you learn the number of st*pid people in the country!

The APC i supported has disgraced and embarrased me immeasurably. I don't know how to defend my party in public again. Even the small allawee doled out to me is bitter. Who is even running this party?

Very unnecessary comparison

Ab0bi:
When a st*pid government is elected in a democratic country, the best thing about this is that you learn the number of st*pid people in the country!

just imagine what a hopeless clueless educated illiterate dullard have just said. In a sane country this man will lose his job for making such a useless comment. Oh. I had forgotten that in Zo0logical republic, is only animals like him that are rulers

This man always says the truth.

This happened during the fuel scarcity in the country. Nigerians bought a litre for more than #600

When the humongous corruption in this administration is finally exposed this dude will come out to say "PDP did same", as we’ve seen it’s the default defense for their cluelessness.

More than 4yrs after getting power APC is still blaming PDP. Incompetent government.

This is an outrageous statement... But let's see the direct tweet.

and Nigerians should fry beans abi?......chaiii thunder are you too busy

This is are the people feeding Buhari lies. If petrol was sold in 600 should that one be an excuse for your failure?

This government has hit us so badly yesterday my company has an emergency meeting discussed how they will retrench people Because their couldn't meet their financial obligation anymore.

And they don't want to own workers we have already come up with three thousand people that going home.

Let's be

Lol

See justification

Must you guys always make compare and comparison all the time..

This is why APC is a disaster, they are never trying to do what is right for the people.

They are always looking for how to make comparisons!

Can you also tell us when rice was sold for 30k in the past