Adeniyi Johnson, a Nollywood actor, has made a strong plea to fuel station owners. He said that this is their season and time in an Instagram post, but he pleaded with them to be kind to them.
He told them to trust their meters and that he couldn’t afford to buy petrol at those prices when people kept robbing them.
“Dear filling station owners. We know it’s your time and season but at least do us a favor!!!
Let your meters be correct.
We can’t be buying fuel at this price, and you people are still robbing us!!”.
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Paulo Okoye isn’t the only celebrity crying out over the increase in fuel price. A day back, actress, Destiny Etiko had lamented over the increase in fuel prices as she questioned what was going on in the country. She expressed how she thought the protest was to help salvage the economic hardship in the country.
Similarly, A few days back, Lizzy Gold had noted how the price of new petrol pump was now N1000 for a litre and foodstuffs in the market are extremely expensive. Questioning how people were surviving, she appealed to the President to do something as she noted how the citizens look up to him.
Yoruba actor Saidi Balogun had cried out over the economic hardship and situation of things in the country. The veteran questioned if there was no functional price control or price regulatory agency in Nigeria. He further questioned how they can cushion the effects of inflation, as he noted how things are getting out of hand.
In June, Paulo Okoye had declared Nigerians as one of the most patient countries in the world. He noted that amid the hardship in the country, citizens wake up daily with smiles on their faces, still pushing it. Declaring Nigerians VIPs, he noted how the government take advantage of our patience.