Posted by Samuel on Thu 05th Sep, 2024 - tori.ng
In a video posted on X, he narrated how life had been hard for him despite all he did to ensure Tinubu became Nigeria’s President.
A resident of Lagos State has expressed frustration over his inability to access petroleum, despite having endured significant hardships, including mistreating others, to support President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 elections.
In a video posted on X, he narrated how life had been hard for him despite all he did to ensure Tinubu became Nigeria’s President.
He said, “We wanted to buy fuel but we have been unable to get. They even beat us at the petroleum station. I was among those that beat people at Idi-Oro.
“We went from house to house, asking people to vote for you (referring to Tinubu). You emerged as the President and now you are destroying our lives. Getting food to eat is difficult for us.”
He noted that despite the hardship, different agencies in the state have kept milking them through taxation.
He said, “We are suffering in Nigeria, we have become lazy even in our own father’s land. We are drivers and that’s how we survive. LASTMA (Lagos State Traffic Management Agency), VIO (Vehicle Inspection Office) all collect money from us. Please Tinubu, do something about this hardship.
“We are the same people that beat up others so you could become the President. Some of them people we beat were our father’s mates, but we beat them up. We did that just because of you so you could become the President, and we kept saying it was our turn.
“Look at it now, the outcome is suffering, we cannot even buy rice again. You cannot buy N1000 food and be okay. I bought food of N1200 today and my kids have not eaten at home.”
He also expressed worry that he would be beaten for the comments he was making about Tinubu.
“I know that what I have said now, they will still come to beat me at home. I know that for sure,” he said.
Nigerians have lamented the recent fuel price hike to about N1000 per litre across the country.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited also sells for as high as N855 per litre.