A media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has criticised the Federal Government over the latest increase in petrol prices, warning that continued economic hardship could push Nigerians to the streets.
Shaibu made the remarks in a post on X on Tuesday while reacting to the recent increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) following Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s upward review of its gantry price.
Drawing a comparison with recent protests in Syria, Shaibu wrote: “Syria raised fuel prices by 40% overnight & the people poured into the streets.”
He accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of repeatedly increasing fuel prices and worsening the economic burden on ordinary Nigerians.
According to him, “@officialABAT raised Nigeria’s fuel price several times over, crushed household incomes, inflated transport and food costs, and his propagandists still ask Nigerians to clap for ‘reforms.'”
Shaibu further warned that governments should not underestimate the impact of prolonged economic hardship on citizens.
He stated: “There is a limit to how much hardship any government can impose before patience becomes protest.”
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