US-Israel-Iran war: More hardship as transport fare soars, generators abandoned
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In Lagos, there are indications of ripple effects across all sectors of the economy over the increase in fuel price.
It was gathered that marketers now sell petrol between N1,150 and N1,250 per litre, respectively, a development which saw transport fares going to as high as 30 per cent
In Ajegunle, Orile, Amukoko and Festac, petrol was sold at N1,225 per litre, while diesel stood at N1,620 per litre, as commuters resorted to trekking, following increase in fares.
Ben Ofufu, a commercial motor cyclist known as Okada, said: “It’s kind of hard for us as overnight, prices shot up. The sad thing is that it will not make sense to customers who had been complaining of hardship before now.”
A private car owner, Mr. Sulaimon Jubril, explained that the price increase has forced him to abandon his car.
“I tell you for certain that today was the first time in days since I bought fuel for my car. For me, fuelling my generator is better than the car because the electricity crisis has worsened,’’ he lamented
He called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, wade into the power sector crisis and help Nigerians whose businesses and livelihood depended on electricity.
