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Friday, October 18, 2024

Petrol Price And Economic Enslavement Of Nigerians

 By Adekunle Adekoya

AS each day dawns in Nigeria, the economic omens are getting more and more bothersome, sending  wave after wave of apprehension about how to make ends meet down the spines of most of us, except, perhaps, those permanently connected to sources of unending funds, like politicians, clergymen, and motor park operatives, known as agberos.

These three classes of Nigerians are about the only ones seemingly immune from the excruciating impact of the economic policies of the government in power. They are immune from it because the systems in which they operate is wired to generate money that they can spend at will without let and hindrance, and the sums available are simply humongous.