Yemi Shodimu fumes after buying petrol at N1k per litre
Yemi Shodimu, the ace actor, has expressed frustration over the ongoing petrol scarcity and price hike in Nigeria.
In a video shared on TikTok, Shodimu sang a re-composed song, thanking God for being able to buy 30 litres of petrol at N30,000.
The actor also asked if Nigerians are okay with the situation.
“I thank God I was able to buy fuel. I thank God I was able to get fuel. N30, 000 for 30 litres,” he sings.
“Are we seriously okay?”
Shodimu’s outburst follows the significant increase in petrol prices after President Bola Tinubu scrapped subsidies in 2023.
The official pump price had previously been N600/litre while the landing cost exceeded N1,200.
However, on September 3, the NNPC increased the price of petrol across its retail outlets.
TheCable had observed that the price of the product was increased to N855 per litre — from about N600 — at NNPC filling stations.
The upward adjustment was amid a petrol scarcity which continues to affect business activities nationwide.
On Thursday, Vice-President Kashim Shettima invited Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, and Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), over the situation.
Actor and politician Kenneth Okonkwo recently tackled Nigerians for allegedly accepting the recent petrol price hike without a protest.
[TheCable]
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