The adjustment of the petrol pump price from N540 to N617 per litre has sparked anger and condemnation among some Nigerians, triggering a trend on Twitter called “Renewed Shege.”
MDB reports that on Tuesday, Nigerians woke up to an increase in pump price as many fuel stations in the FCT and other parts of the country had adjusted their pump to reflect the new price regime.
The new pump price comes less than two months after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, had announced an upward review of the product from N194 to N488 and N555.
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This followed the announcement of the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu during his May 29 inauguration.
Reacting to the increment, many Nigerians took to their social media handles, describing the situation as insensitive and wicked.
They also said the president has deviated from his campaign mantra of ‘Renewed Hope’ to ‘renewed shege’, a term loosely translated as renewed suffering by the APC administration.
Commenting on the increase, a presenter with Arise TV, Rufai Oseni said, “people that orchestrated chaos over 65 Naira per litre are now prevailing over 617 Naira per litre. God must have a sense of humour.”
However, another user, @Egi_Nupe, urged the government to engage in massive sensitization to counter misinformation against the subsidy removal.
He said, “Let’s tell ourselves the bitter truth, the price of PMS will keep rising or remain like this. It is now a deregulated market because subsidy is GONE, and we may never get back to the old ways of buying it for N65 or N180.
“What is next is not to promote propaganda or agenda against the government but to promote a wider awareness of the reality on ground and adjust accordingly. Painful but necessary.”
