You see, in this season of new pump price of petrol, every advice that you receive should be considered first, with deep thought, because the days following this week will be hard.
God forbid that we are bearing bad news, but there are really days coming when people will have to resign from work voluntarily.
There is really quite a few things that you can do at this time to walk tall in the storm that is coming.
Quite a few persons are giving advice on what to do and the former presidential media aide to Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has come up with a suggestion to help Nigerians through this difficult times.
Reno advised Nigerians who are unable to afford the new pump price of petrol to consider other alternatives such as bicycles or trekking.
Fuel Subsidy
He, however, supported the idea of fuel subsidy removal being implemented by the Bola Tinubu administration.
To him, it is only beneficial to some elites who have multiple cars.
Omokri submitted that oil subsidy is like pissing away the national wealth and is unsustainable.
Reno Omokri compares Nigeria To Ghana.
In a post on Friday via his Twitter account, Omokri submitted that Ghana, which is also an oil producing country like Nigeria, does not subsidise its fuel.
According to him, that is why Ghana has resources to cater for other issues such as uninterrupted electricity, good schools and hospitals.
He says Nigerian States should embrace trains and commercial buses just like Lagos, Kaduna and Abuja are doing.
Reno added that trekking is also a great alternative.
“I just returned from Ghana. They are an oil-producing nation, like Nigeria.
“Yet, they don’t have cheap petrol like Nigeria. Petrol (Premium Motor Spirit) in Ghana is GH₵13.2 per litre at the official rate, which is ₦550. Ghana does not subsidise petrol.
That is why they have enough money left to put other things in place, like power plants for 24/7 uninterrupted electricity, good schools and hospitals, etc.
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“We can’t be pissing away our national wealth on an unsustainable fuel subsidy, which is mainly consumed by city dwellers who have multiple cars, and be surprised why we have infrastructural deficits.
“Lagos, Kaduna and Abuja now have trains and commercial buses. Other states should follow suit.
Friendly Alternatives
He wants the Nigerian government to provide a form of palliative to persons who cannot afford new pump prices of petrol.
Apparently he wants the government to offer the palliative for acquiring environmentally friendly alternatives, like bicycles.
“And let us trek some more. It is even good.
“Our population is exploding. We have one of the fastest-growing populations on Earth.
“Our population is growing faster than our economy.
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“If we are too busy walking from point A to B, we will also be too busy to make babies we have challenges raising.”
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