‘What can Nigerians do With N70k’ — Fayose tackles Reno Omokri over defence of fuel price hike

Popular businessman Isaac Fayose has lambasted Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, implicit his examination of the outgo of substance successful the United Kingdom, UK, and that of Nigeria.

DAILY POST reports that Omokri, successful a station connected his authoritative Facebook leafage connected Wednesday, drew attraction to the widening spread successful petrol prices betwixt the 2 countries.

He wrote, “Petrol is present N3200 per litre successful England, astir 3 times what we wage successful Nigeria. Price increases are a planetary contented caused by the Middle East crisis.”

His remark, however, did not spell down good with a cross-section of Nigerians, who took to societal media to antagonistic his claim.

Reacting, Isaac Fayose, successful a station connected his Facebook page, wondered if Omokri took into cognisance the minimum wage successful the UK and what is obtainable successful Nigeria earlier making the comment.

According to Fayose, “Minimum wage successful Nigeria is 70k, truthful if I’m to bargain substance for N1,400 per litre successful a month, I volition lone beryllium capable to usage 48 litres of fuel.

“That’s excluding food, accommodation, logistics and each different thing. In the UK, the minimum wage is implicit 12 pounds per hour.<...