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Nigerians are groaning under the yoke of worsening economic hardship. The high cost of living is becoming unbearable.
The high cost of petrol, which now sells above N1,000 per litre in some parts of the country, including Abuja, the nation’s capital and Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of the country, has affected costs of transportation, production, goods and services.
Prices of food items have hit the rooftop with families struggling to survive. The dire situation in the country is worsened by the recent increase in electricity tariff, which seems to have pushed the manufacturing sector to the wall.
Reports from across the country indicate that hardship has deepened beyond expectations
Residents in Borno State have said that the current petrol scarcity, which triggered an increase in pump price and the return of long queues at petrol stations, has worsened their sufferings.
Bukar Ahmed, a resident of Maiduguri who works in the private sector, said the current fuel crisis is worsening his pains.
“It is adding to our pains here in Borno. Prices of food have been high in the state since the insurgency started. It worsened when the subsidy on petrol was removed. This current crisis is increasing our suffering,” he told Saturday Sun.
Usman Wakil, a civil servant, said he parked his car and resorted to taking the state public transport to his office in the Post Office Area since last week due to the high cost of petrol and its scarcity.
With fuel scarcity and high cost, powering generators for energy supply in a state with poor electricity and severe heat is now impossible even as temperature rises to 47 degrees Celsius.
Source: Swifteradio.com
