Fuel Price: Radio caller in Ondo breaks down in tears, describes hardship as ‘satanic’

A caller on a radio programme on Fresh FM, 102.9 Akure, on Thursday, broke down in tears as reactions continue to trail the steep increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol, by President Bola Tinubu-led federal government.

Identifying himself as ‘Awilo’, the radio caller, who described the increase of petrol to N500 to N617 per litre as “satanic”, said the development has made life unbearable for his family and many other poor Nigerians.

“How do they want us to survive this hardship with this increment again? It’s satanic and this is also unfair, it’s a big punishment for the Nigerian masses. What exactly is our offence? Did we vote for this man (Tinubu) to suffer us? Why always the poor? We can’t cope any longer. Honestly, we cannot cope. This hardship is just too much. We’re in pain,” he cried, as the anchor begged him to control his tears on radio.

He explained that with the increase in the pump price, the living standards of the people would now nosedive even as the government was yet to provide the necessary palliatives to the citizens to mitigate the effect of the subsidy removal.

As Nigerians continue to suffer the consequential effect unleashed on them by the fuel subsidy removal, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on Tuesday, jerked up the pump prices of petrol to N617 per litre from N500 per litre.

Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, had attributed the rise in petrol pump rice in the country to market forces, saying that the increase was not based on a short supply of fuel.

Mr Kyari said, “They are just prices depending on the market realities. This is the meaning of making sure that the market regulates itself. Prices will go up and sometimes they will come down also.

“No, there is no supply issue. It is not a supply issue. When you go to the market, you buy the product, you come to the market and sell it at its prevailing market price. It has nothing to do with supply. We don’t have supply issues.”

But many Nigerians have refused to buy into the explanation of Mr Kyari on the new petrol price as many have continued to kick against the government of Mr Tinubu, who announced the removal of fuel subsidy on May 29, without providing palliatives to cushion the effect.

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phorget:
Shege-a-thon award awaits Nigerians...

Oga you’re lying, I changed dollar today it’s 870 Naira.

APC miscreants will change the topic to "Caller breaks down and dies because of high fuel costs in Abia" and boom, front page straight.

Propaganda runs Nigeria government.

It is the kind of pain a patient with broken bones goes through when an orthopedic doctor is doing his best to get it rearranged. Would the doctor be doing the patient any favors if because he or she is crying and so decides not to apply pressure where pressure should be applied while treating or left alone so that the bones gets rotten?

Nigeria is broken we will go through pains before gains.

What was he thinking voting something from the non-distant bad past.
Ewedu and gbegiri won't let them think.

How can you remove fuel subsidy in inauguration speech ?
You didn't provide palliative or alternatives.
You didn't even phase it out piece meal style.
And all his quack economic advisers can offer is 8,000 in a way that money will never reach the right people

So this is the best ronu empire can offer,
almost 3 months and no cabinet yet, what a folly ?

Zxcvbnmghtr:

What exactly is funny

I am sure that person voted for APC

stewiepeter:

Oga you’re lying, I changed dollar today it’s 870 Naira.

Nigeria is getting better then.

phorget:




Nigeria is getting better then.

Oga did you see the pic and what I said. I guess you don’t understand sarcasm.

Poor brown roof people

Yorubas are the worst hit since this fuel crises started. The reports I'm getting from different parts of SW is quite depressing. If things continue this way, I wonder what the situation will be in the coming weeks and months.

Even Hausas we thought will find it most difficult are coping much better. It could be due to cheaper food in the North or the fact that Hausas are quite resilient just like Igbos.

DrGoodman:
APC miscreants will change the topic to "Caller breaks down and dies because of high fuel costs in Abia" and boom, front page straight.

Propaganda runs Nigeria government.

Hahahaha, most Nigerians now know those people and their dishonesty. I was shocked when Punch reported that fuel price was selling at 700 in Anambra cities as if it was a problem faced by only them. Same punch earlier noted that fuel was already 700 in Kwara but when reporting it, they never mentioned kwara.

SOSinNigeria:
Yorubas are the worst hit since this fuel crises started. The reports I'm getting from different parts of SW is quite depressing. If things continue this way, I wonder what the situation will be in the coming weeks and months.

Even Hausas we thought will find it most difficult are coping much better. It could be due to cheaper food in the North or the fact that Hausas are quite resilient just like Igbos.

SW is only good in opposition. Ruling party no fit them at all