Petrol price for Abuja don rise again. Latest information show say Dangote ex-depot cost don hit N1265 per litre. This na new development wey go affect every driver for Federal Capital Territory.
The price increase mean say filling stations go adjust dia pump price. Many motorists don already begin complain, as transport fare go likely follow di same direction. For a place like Abuja where many people dey travel far go work, this one na extra load for pocket.
According to source, dis ex-depot price na di amount wey distributors dey pay to Dangote refinery. When dat one go up, e go naturally reflect for retail price. So, di new price wey consumers go pay for pump fit different from one station to another, but e go dey around dat range.
Some drivers wey Leadership Newspaper talk to say dem don see price wey reach N1300 for some places. But di official ex-depot price na N1265. Di difference na due to transport cost and markup by sellers.
For di past few weeks, petrol price don dey climb small by small. But dis latest one na big jump. E make many people remember di time when fuel price bin dey N600, and dem wonder how far we don come.
Di government don promise say dem go make things easy for citizens. But up to now, no any intervention wey fit stop dis rise. People dey ask whether di removal of subsidy really dey work for dem or na just suffering.
Expert wey talk to our reporter say di rise fit continue, because global oil prices and exchange rate dey affect local supply. But e say if di market dey competitive, price go eventually com down. For now, na wait and see.
No official statement from Dangote or Nigerian government yet. But consumers dey feel am for dia pockets. As di cost of transport dey go up, price of food and other goods also go rise. So e no be only motorists wey go suffer, but everybody wey dey buy things for market.
For Abuja today, many filling stations don change dia price board. Some drivers dey find station wey still get old price, but e dey hard. Di long queue wey bin disappear don begin return for some areas as people dey try to buy fuel before price rise more.
Dis na di situation for Federal Capital Territory as petrol price rise again. Whether di government go do something or not, e still remain to see. But for now, di people wey dey suffer pass na di common man.
