Lawmaker Abandons Car For Electric Bicycle To Identify With Masses Over Fuel Price Hike In Adamawa

A member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Haruna Jilantikiri, has opted for an electric bicycle, instead of a car due to the high cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol, SaharaReporters has learnt.





The lawmaker, who is also the Chief Whip of the state House of Assembly was on Thursday sighted on his electric bicycle while on his way to work.

In Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria, petrol now sells for between N550 and N700 per litre following the removal of subsidy.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Wednesday announced that it had adjusted its pump prices of petrol at its retail outlets across the country to reflect the fuel subsidy removal.

According to the NNPCL list, fuel should go for N550 per litre in the state. Meanwhile, before the latest increment, the highest price for petrol in the state was N245 per litre.

However, the lawmaker who represents Madagali State Constituency, told SaharaReporters that he opted for an electric bicycle instead of his personal car to run his daily activities due to the hike in the price of petrol.

Speaking to SaharaReporters in an emotion laden voice, the legislator lamented that "the product is currently being sold at the sum of N550 to N700 per litre at filling stations including that of the government, I do not think that Nigerians can afford it”.

"We are supposed to pack our cars and use bicycles to identify with the electorate because I don't think they can afford to drive cars or ride motorcycles any longer," Jilantikiri added.

He, therefore, appealed to the Nigerian Government to urgently address the issue and ameliorate the hardship being faced by the public due to the increment.

Meanwhile, vehicular traffic has drastically reduced on virtually all roads within Yola, the state capital.

There are also geometric hikes in the cost of transportation, foodstuffs, other commodities, as well as services.

For instance, a ride in a commercial tricycle which previously cost N100 within Yola now costs N300.

Also, a bag of maize which used to cost N25,000 now goes for N37,000.

Aminu Usman, a civil servant, described the issue as catastrophic.

He said, "I'm a daily rated staff member of the state government, on little above N15,000 take-home pay. And with the current reality, I require N8,000 to go to work for 20 days, every month; this certainly is unsustainable."

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Nlfpmod

I'll do this if I don't have to drop my children in school or if my place of work isn't over 20km from my house or if our roads were safer! Labour should negotiate for an increase in salaries because those in the informal sector will adjust their prices to match what they buy... someone needs to take care of the unemployed, the public and private employees. Above all, we need working refineries.

BTW, Tinubu may have good intentions but a compassionate president will find a way to ameliorate the people's suffering ASAP

People selling bicycle will cash out this period.

Eye service

That name though... Jilantikirikiri...

backnbeta:
I'll do this if I don't have to drop my children in school or if my place of work isn't over 20km from my house or if our roads were safer! Labour should negotiate for an increase in salaries because those in the informal sector will adjust their prices to match what they buy... someone needs to take care of the unemployed, the public and private employees. Above all, we need working refineries.

BTW, Tinubu may have good intentions but a compassionate president will find a way to ameliorate the people's suffering ASAP

A thief can never have good intentions

By the time kidnappers lay hands on him, let him no come and blame tinubu

Garbage and nonsense.. Una never begin ride bicycle.. the era of camel and donkeys is back here with us

backnbeta:
I'll do this if I don't have to drop my children in school or if my place of work isn't over 20km from my house or if our roads were safer! Labour should negotiate for an increase in salaries because those in the informal sector will adjust their prices to match what they buy... someone needs to take care of the unemployed, the public and private employees. Above all, we need working refineries.

BTW, Tinubu may have good intentions but a compassionate president will find a way to ameliorate the people's suffering ASAP

A Notorious narcotic drug trafficker can never, will never have good intentions

apache4:
To the best of my knowledge and for the interest of all my fellow youths in Nigeria and in Diaspora, Tinubu is a great and good man . ..

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the best thing that will ever happen to Nigeria as a Country and he is unarguably the best, enlightened, brilliant and the most energetic man for the Job .


God Bless Nigeria and Bola Ahmed Tinubu once again

Make una stop this praise singing I beg. It will be too difficult with the masses with the total removal of subsidy. Cheap fuel drives Nigerias economy. Salary has not improved. How do people cope with rise of cost of living? Tinubu should set up a committee to know the exact litters of petrol used by Nigerians daily, identify mode and means of theft including diversion. You dont throw the child and bathwater away. If the proper thing is done it will be discovered that out of the 60m litters NNPC quoted Nigerians consume daily that we consume even less than 30m. That wont be much for Government to subsidized even at half price. Can someone talk to Remi Tinubu please? She has listening ears and the ears of her husband.

Na lie jare who says the bougously paid lawmaker cannot afford fuel at the new price, who him dey deceive
And riding an electric bike without protective gear, dude must be ready to die soon

His security are using care to escorts him, we are familiar with their game 😁

That's good.
Nothing bad about it.

We all should learn how to cut costs, irrespective of status.

This one wants to catch cruise on top fuel subsidy removal, you had money to purchase state house of assembly ticket worth millions of naira but can't use thousands of naira to fuel your car.. .. Una no fit decieve nigerians way be my kind.

This one is deceiving himself.

Rubbish.....

Lolz

Nice

Same thing I'm planning, but that lawmaker own na whyning.

Electric bicycle no come cheap for common man like me. Last time I price am e pass 500k.

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apache4:
To the best of my knowledge and for the interest of all my fellow youths in Nigeria and in Diaspora, Tinubu is a great and good man . ..

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the best thing that will ever happen to Nigeria as a Country and he is unarguably the best, enlightened, brilliant and the most energetic man for the Job .


God Bless Nigeria and Bola Ahmed Tinubu once again

Sarcarsm

Nice

On their Mandate.

Them never see anything. Corrupt lawmakers

Watch how gullible idiots praise him but in reality, he is using their brains. If I hear say this man no fit afford fuel...

Who ll buy me N10m electric car?

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Lawmaker Abandons Car For Electric Bicycle To Identify With Masses Over Fuel Price Hike In Adamawa





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Nlfpmod

Good, especially if you live and work in an area with good roads

Way to go