Edo governor says Nigerians are coping with current petrol prices
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has claimed that petrol costs more than N3,000 per litre in the United Kingdom, and said Nigerians are doing well despite the current price of fuel. The statement was attributed to the governor by Punch Nigeria, which provided no further details about the comparison or its basis.
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has said petrol costs more than N3,000 per litre in the United Kingdom, adding that Nigerians are doing well with the current price of fuel. The claim was reported by Punch Nigeria. The supplied report does not state when or where Okpebholo made the comment, nor does it provide figures for petrol prices in Nigeria or the United Kingdom beyond the governor’s assertion.
Okpebholo’s remarks present the fuel price comparison as evidence that Nigerians are managing the current cost. The source material does not include details of the governor’s wider argument, any policy announcement or a response from consumers, opposition figures or other officials. The statement comes in the context of public discussion about petrol prices, but the supplied material does not provide additional information about recent changes, the impact on households or the government’s position beyond the governor’s comments.
Punch Nigeria attributed the claim to Okpebholo.
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