Nigeria At 60: President Buhari’s Petroleum Price Comparisons In His Address Gets People Talking
As Nigeria clocks 60 today after gaining freedom from colonial masters in 1960, President Muhammadu Buhari has compared various nation’s petroleum prices in his address, hoping to prove that Nigeria has indeed done better.
Buhari’s address partly reads, “Petroleum prices in Nigeria are to be adjusted. We sell now at N161 per litre. A comparison with our neighbours will illustrate the point; Chad which is an oil producing country charges N362 per litre. Niger, also an oil producing country sells 1 litre at N346. In Ghana, another oil producing country, petroleum pump price is N326 per litre. Further afield, Egypt charges N211 per litre. Saudi Arabia charges N168 per litre. It makes no sense for oil to be cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia.”
This comment got a lot of people talking on Twitter as some have dragged Tolu Ogunlesi, one of the media aides to the President.
See the comments below:
Mr President,
Should we list other things that doesn't make sense also happening in Nigeria and not in other countries.
Do you know Nigerians are being kidnapped daily by both civil criminals and police criminals.
Does cost of governance make sense in Nigeria? #NigeriaAt60
— Tosin Olugbenga (@TosinOlugbenga) October 1, 2020
Dear @MBuhari
It's makes no sense that our minimum wage is 30,000 while Saudi Arabia minimum wage is 3000 Saudi royal which equal to N305, 126.85
Who wrote this disastrous speech self? Tolu or Femi Adesina
These people are adding insult to insult for Nigerians.#NigeriaAt60
— Tosin Olugbenga (@TosinOlugbenga) October 1, 2020
Anyone not named Adesina and Tolu would have done better with that Independence Day speech.
In times like this, you send a message of hope.
— Man of Letters. (@Letter_to_Jack) October 1, 2020
Tolu please know your gauges, 2 bottles is ok, are we enjoying half of what Ghana is enjoyment let alone Saudi Arabia, are you not mad like this ???? https://t.co/lbwfAvIYN4
— Engr Olami ? (@Engr_Ashile) October 1, 2020
Tolu check this out…. Lol pic.twitter.com/XsDk1G3oX8
— ?????????? ?????????? ???? ? (@AimThaMachine_) October 1, 2020
? How this argument wan take balance? And you're paying us 30k for minimum wage? Shey you see say your argument no fit make sense. #Tolu #NigeriaAt60 #Nigeria60AndUseless pic.twitter.com/A0dWfRUkuc
— KHENSANI? ??? (@Sekahne) October 1, 2020
So, President Buhari's independence day speech conveyed by Tolu is all about Comparing us to Ghana, Chad, Niger, Egypt etc… Lmao this is an goal and soon VAR will clamp on it. The opportunity will avail itself. Just watch. pic.twitter.com/6Y41dltCe9
— ?????????? ?????????? ???? ? (@AimThaMachine_) October 1, 2020
Tolu will sit on his CON level salary, with benefits and occasional change, and come on here to chat nonsense.
People are literally dying of poverty and you are justifying fuel price. Comparing Saudi and Nigeria… 2 countries with smelling disparity in minimum wage…
Yeye
— M. (@dragonfaya) October 1, 2020
Egypt minimum wage is 9200 EGP ~ N220k
Saudi Arabia wage is 3000 SAR ~ N305k
Nigeria minimum wage – tentatively N30k
Tolu you are a bastard ! https://t.co/liga2RWjl8
— The Analyst (@Just_Nigerian) October 1, 2020
