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Ebonyi residents, motorists decry hike in fuel pump price

November 17, 2020

Ebonyi residents, motorists decry hike in fuel pump price

Some residents in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital have expressed worry over the recent increase in the pump price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS).

The residents urged the Federal government to reduce it to ameliorate the suffering of the poor masses.

back link building services=0></a></div><p>They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Monday that the increase was worrisome as it affected prices of every other commodities in the market.</p><p>NAN correspondent, who visited some filling stations, reports that fuel is sold between N170 and N179 per litre in Abakaliki.</p><p>Mr Amos Nwafor, a tricycle operator, said the hike in the petroleum product was absurd and untimely, especially now that people were trying to overcome the hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><h2>READ ALSO: <span><strong><a href=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/11/fuel-price-hike-theres-limit-to-what-nigerians-can-tolerate-nlc/ >Fuel Price Hike: There’s limit to what Nigerians can tolerate — NLC</a></strong></span><br/></h2><p>“We are pleading with the federal government, especially the National Assembly to rethink in order to reduce the hardship.</p><p>“I am feeling like dying because I cannot save kobo any more. The expenses have doubled. You buy fuel at a high cost, you service your tricycle at a high cost, and in the end no saving.</p><p>“I have not even talked about the money spent on food and other items. It is not easy. The government should reduce the pump price to at least N100,” Nwafor advised.</p><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'> <a href=https://www.adhang.com/guest-posting-services/ ><img class=lazy src=

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