Nigerians tackle Gov Okpebholo over N3000 fuel price comment

The caller connection by the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, that Nigerians are fortunate and should rejoice that the petrol pump terms per litre inactive hovers betwixt N1,400 and N1,500 has continued to pull nationalist condemnation and criticism.

Okpebholo stirred the hornet’s nest and attracted nationalist resentment erstwhile helium compared petrol prices successful Nigeria with those successful the United Kingdom, arguing that astatine N1,500 per litre, Nigerians were enjoying due to the fact that a litre of substance costs much than N3,000 successful the UK aft conversion.

He made the comments precocious portion speaking astatine the “Operation Rescue Benin-Asaba Road” lawsuit successful Edo.

He said helium visited London precocious and went with a person to bargain petrol specifically to comparison the prices, adding that aft converting the UK terms successful pounds to the Nigerian naira, helium recovered that a litre was sold for implicit N3,000.

His remark came amid continued concerns implicit the outgo of petrol and different indispensable commodities pursuing the removal of the petrol subsidy and consequent changes successful pump prices.

In Nigeria, a litre of petrol presently sells for betwixt N400 and N1,500,...