BY Emma Amaize
WARRI — A crowd of women, mostly housewives and traders, at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, danced and sang in celebration of President Goodluck Jonathan, Monday, over the reduction of the price of kerosene from between N150 and N200 to N50 per litre.

Speaking to journalists during a solidarity visit, the leader of the women, Mrs. Victoria Oghrudje, said, “we are the ones that use kerosene for cooking and we know the untold hardship we have been passing through since the price went out of the reach of the common man. So, we are happy with our President, for being a true man of the people by keeping to his words.”

She said the women decided to celebrate because they went to the petrol stations to buy kerosene and found out that they were actually selling at the government approved pump price of N50 per litre.

Mrs. Oghrudje, however, appealled to the President to further ensure that kerosene was made available to filling stations at all times.
Similarly, another woman, who spoke at the event, Mrs. Victoria Omadudu urged the President to urgently address the problems of epileptic power supply and unemployment confronting Nigeria people.

She said, “solving these two major problems will better the lot of the Nigeria people and there will also be a reduction in crime rate.”

A man who was seen rejoicing with the women, Mr. Maurice Nagomo, said Nigerians should be grateful to God for having a listening President.

A political leader in the area, Chief Godwin Inumra, who observed the celebration by the women, noted that the action of the women was a fulfillment of the scripture, which states that ‘the people rejoice when the righteous is on throne’.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/05/delta-women-celebrate-reduction-in-kerosene-price/

Plus one.

this is definitely something i like to hear

love to see people happy and dancing not just Mr president and his wife

good one

Kerosene is N50 a litre now? Its a lie!!!
I was happy on friday when I bought 10L @ N135L as against N159L I bought last. Now its N50L? I have to check myself!

^^^^^^^^

go check ooo

Is that an achievement? Poverty go finish una.

50 naira a litre is not d problem here,

d major problem is:
is it available @ refinery and station?

really? sounds good

scopusng:

Is that an achievement? Poverty go finish una.

Bad belle. go break your head for wall.

kerosene price fit still go up again, i trust 9ja.

I hope this will extend to Lagos soon, because the high cost of this product is really telling on the people. If not for anything, at least for the masses, the President should do something fast,

God bless Nigeria,

Am dancing too

is this true,ok will ask mama at home in lagos

good

does the reduction only count in delta state? i smell a publicity stunt. i'll believe this when momma calls and confirms it!!

scopusng:

Is that an achievement? Poverty go finish una.

Someone said you should go break your head. bad belle but I think you should light two banger in your ears after that you can jump into Third Mainland River and practice swimming.
He-goat of the century.

^ i think he shud also hug a wet transformer

Nice one. President. you an do better though!!

think he shud also hug a wet transformer


Say wetin happen na. lol

too bad for hoarders!!!

But I bought my yesterday in Ibadan at the rate of 850 per gallon,

lagboyz:

think he shud also hug a wet transformer


Say wetin happen na. lol

that guy no like better thing atall, why em go say poverty go kill person?
make em carry em pessimism commot for road.

seunlayi:

But I bought my yesterday in Ibadan at the rate of 850 per gallon,

tis settled, its all a bunch of hogwash! smh

OBJ (and his cronies) monopoly on petroleum products don end true true.
good.

scopusng:

Is that an achievement? Poverty go finish una.

na proper m u m u u be,go kiss barkng dog.enemy of progress,na u poverty go kill.big head.

Was kerosene reduced only in Warri? because here in Port Harcourt I bought kerosene for N145 two days ago at conlin petrol station along east/west road.Pls in case you are in Port Harcourt ,go there and confirm the price.

so dats y they r celebrating?if light come dey constant nko?they will dance naked?all na poverty sha. . .

some pipo dont seize to amaze me wit their comment sometimes, how dare u reveal ur saddist tendency in an environment of jubilation!, anyway, accordin to MC'LOPH ''pipo dey flex, if u dey vex, u be enemy of progress, olosi, make i go drink beer jor!

I think people are missing the point here, whilst we might welcome this as it affect the common man, the big question is Can Petroleum products actually be that cheap? The only way it can is if the government is heavily subsidising it. Now can the government sustain that, especially as we are not refining enough to meet our local needs, thus importing.

Whether we like it or not, Nigeria is really not pricing its petroluem product properly. Check our pricing with other countries, something just isnt right

monkeyleg:

I think people are missing the point here, whilst we might welcome this as it affect the common man, the big question is Can Petroleum products actually be that cheap? The only way it can is if the government is heavily subsidising it. Now can the government sustain that, especially as we are not refining enough to meet our local needs, thus importing.

Whether we like it or not, Nigeria is really not pricing its petroluem product properly. Check our pricing with other countries, something just isnt right

check petrol prices in venezuela
in Venezuela, where petrol is the world's cheapest, at less than 2p a litre - 54 times less than the UK, where unleaded averages £1.19.

evilspirit:

check petrol prices in venezuela
in Venezuela, where petrol is the world's cheapest, at less than 2p a litre - 54 times less than the UK, where unleaded averages £1.19.

Are they refining enough to meet local needs? what % is subsidised by the government? The UK average is £1.34 per litre