By Cynthia Johnson
Popular singer Paul Okoye, also known as Rudeboy of the Psquare duo, has fans reacting to his lamentation on the excruciating economic hardship in the country, especially the hike in the price of petroleum products.
In a post on his Instagram story, Rudeboy said he bought his first car for N120,000 many years ago, but currently spends N3 million monthly on buying diesel.
“I bought my first car 120k naira years back and I was very proud of that,” Rudeboy wrote.
“Now I spend N3m naira on diesel for just a month… Total madness. Only God knows what a common man is going through.”
See the post below for further details:
I spend 3 million on diesel every month – Paul Okoye laments pic.twitter.com/RyBNtnRZzT
— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) October 11, 2023
QUEST TIMES reports that while Rudeboy’s post resonated with many Nigerians, who have taken to social media to share their own experiences of economic hardship, others questioned his comment. See reactions below:
Official_Isaaco: “Na factory be your house? These boys go just dey lie.”
sammy_side: “Dey play, even my papa wey no be Celeb gan i sabi how much petrol he dey use. Broo that guy is talking about diesel and not even petrol ooo. Na ikd u dey stay? Even men wey dey ikd spend pass 3m in a month, on diesel nio.”
IgweVictorChuk2: “Lies. Na 100k per day be that. Light no Dey the estate??”
Joceebosco: “So he mention say na only car and house abi. Ein business nko other transportation. U Sha wan comment first”
OMO_9JA: “Mule which year did you buy a car for 120k, this is 1999, check the car price.”
Uncle_Onos: “Unfortunately, this is actually the reality for everyone. This is a trying time for most Nigerians. I see some situations and just sigh.”
IamEriOluwa: “Lie? The question is what is the size of his generator and how steady is the electricity in the area? And even at that, can the electricity power some appliances when it’s on or it’s low current? N3mIllion has become nothing in the context of the reality in Nigeria at the moment.”
Seyiboyadebayo: “12 hours of mikano gen, how many liters of diesel do you think it will use?”
Dat_Oronboy: “It’s either you’re rich or poor in Nigeria nothing like the common man or middle class”
iamKayLuv: “I always tell people this but they won’t listen middle class left the hierarchy a long time ago”