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.

https://gazettengr.com/fuel-price-radio-caller-in-ondo-breaks-down-in-tears-describes-hardship-as-satanic/

Like it or not families are going through a rough patch. This is not the best of time for average homes

This is just Genesis, by the time we get to Malachi, he go see APC run.

🤣🤣🤣

The rate of poverty in Nigeria is alarming. Funny sh*t is that a large number of the poor population seems unaware of the implications of their dire situation. As long as they're "somehow" better than their neighbor (who is also poor), they are fine. Everyone is just adapting and sinking in their penury.

“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.

Who is "we" ?

Sane Nigerians didnt vote tinubu

If he voted for tinubu then that's his business he should drink his tears

I'm into transportationI. I don carry some person tire for free oo.. ontop fuel wey I buy almost #600 per litre. U need to see the plight of people going to work and coming back. Some would have to walk for over three hours before getting to thier destination. (After strenuous work day ooo). And the following day, it continues...

Things dey happen.

People are suffering.

I no longer care about myself but the poor amongst us.

For the past few days,I have had unbearable calls for help.

Now,I am currently having headache that has spanned for two days now.

ibechris:
Things dey happen.

People are suffering.

I no longer care about myself but the poor amongst us.

For the past few days,I have had unbearable calls for help.

Now,I am currently having headache that has spanned for two days now.

Right now, tinubu has obliterated the middle class.

We basically have upper class and poor people

I don't Pity any of them, when they were shouting Awalokan and threatened others with deportation and death if they don't vote Tinubu, did they know that what comes around goes around?

Let's divide this country. The contraption is not working and will never work. Plain truth!

Rayban25:


Right now, tinubu has obliterated the middle class.

We basically have upper class and poor people

I just called my oga now,he said he now comes to office thrice a week.

U can imagine.

FuglyGurl:


https://gazettengr.com/fuel-price-radio-caller-in-ondo-breaks-down-in-tears-describes-hardship-as-satanic/

Anyone crying now should first state who he voted for or supported before we determine if we can pity him/her.

Seefinish:
I don't Pity any of them, when they were shouting Awalokan and threatened others with deportation and death if they don't vote Tinubu, did they know that what comes around goes around?

lol .. u sef don chop bellefull? Una go dey cap nonsense 😂.. online billionaire gang

Leave story for another day👇

Kossyso:
Let's divide this country. The contraption is not working and will never work. Plain truth!

Djoel:


Anyone crying now should first state who he voted for or supported before we determine if we can pity him/her.

wetin ur pity go do ? Online billionaire gang

Amin mummy, OK mummy, Ekurele ma

Seefinish:
I don't Pity any of them, when they were shouting Awalokan and threatened others with deportation and death if they don't vote Tinubu, did they know that what comes around goes around?

many yorubas voted for Peter Obi

This is what I know of bro

If Apc won Ondo during the presidential election then he can cry a lagoon

A faceless Awilo logonba news on same PG that spreads fake news.smh.

Petrol is overrated , it is not a monopolistic product and we will all soon realise what the marketers realised now about people no longer buying petrol so now being forced to no longer profiteer. As time goes on, other energy sources will come up and petrol too will face less demand and pressure. Diesel and kerosene were once overrated too.

I remember those days people will sleep at fuel stations just to buy petrol to resell as black market petrol and put in their generators to watch telemundo. We can not go back to that era of funding wastages. Now, there is petrol everywhere and we will manage. FG and states should give some palliative but not create another whole industry of wastages again. That petrol subsidy era was a period of the locust. Never again must we witness it.

Nigerians keep shouting palliatives, palliatives, but were is the funds for effective palliatives ?
the little palliatives that the government had wanted to give out, is even a borrowed amount from the world Bank.
assuming that you receive 8k as palliatives every month, what are you going to do with it ?
the surplus that the government may get from subsidy removal, how much of it could benefit the poor masses of Nigeria ?

Hezzyluv:
I'm into transportationI. I don carry some person tire for free oo.. ontop fuel wey I buy almost #600 per litre. U need to see the plight of people going to work and coming back. Some would have to walk for over three hours before getting to thier destination. (After strenuous work day ooo). And the following day, it continues...

Stop it bro. You no be father Christmas.

Let us suffer for the wrong choices we make.

That way, everybody head go straight

It is the kind of pain 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 decide not to apply pressure where pressure should be applied or left alone so that the bones gets rotten?

Nigeria is broken we will go through pains before gains.

Hahaha, na laugh just de full my belle o

FreeStuffsNG:
A faceless Awilo logonba news on same PG that spreads fake news.smh.

Petrol is overrated , it is not a monopolistic product and we will all soon realise what the marketers realised now about people no longer buying petrol so now being forced to no longer profiteer. As time goes on, other energy sources will come up and petrol too will face less demand and pressure. Diesel and kerosene were once overrated too.

I remember those days people will sleep at fuel stations just to buy petrol to resell as black market petrol and put in their generators to watch telemundo. We can not go back to that era of funding wastages. Now, there is petrol everywhere and we will manage. FG and states should give some palliative but not create another whole industry of wastages again. That petrol subsidy era was a period of the locust. Never again must we witness it.

Oh! PG now spreads fake news?

Therefore the Obi “Yes Daddy” audio they published is fake news then.

We told Agbadorians but they still voted this fraudster call Tinubu now they are crying.

Next time they will still vote because of tribalism instead competence.

Allardyce:
Stop it bro. You no be father Christmas.

Let us suffer for the wrong choices we make.

That way, everybody head go straight

The one that paind me most, After taking this dude to his busstop, only for him to alight, knelt down and b pleading saying "bros, I beg forgive me. I no get money. If to sey I tell you earlier, I know sey you no go carry me and I don waka taya plus, hungry dey worry me join."

I was like

But las las, I just have to let him go.

People dey really suffer ooo

Hezzyluv:


The one that paind me most, After taking this dude to his busstop, only for him to alight, knelt down and b pleading saying "bros, I beg forgive me. I no get money. If to sey I tell you earlier, I know sey you no go carry me and I don waka taya plus, hungry dey worry me join."

I was like

But las las, I just have to let him go.

People dey really suffer ooo

Lol, next time, get horsewhip.

Everyone in this country must learn lesson

Wetin dey happen shey awa lokan
Una never see something
It's not only satanic,it will be HELL on Earth
Vote wisely them say no say na Awa lokan
Everybody Donn enter this one until Supreme Court say otherwise

Tinubu is overrated......he has nothing but hardship to offer Nigerians.

Acidosis:
The rate of poverty in Nigeria is alarming. Funny sh*t is that a large number of the poor population seems unaware of the implications of their dire situation. As long as they're "somehow" better than their neighbor (who is also poor), they are fine. Everyone is just adapting and sinking in their penury.

Honestly, this is the reality