BREAKING: Protest in Osun over electricity, petrol hike

Youths in Osun State have trooped to streets to protest the hike in petrol and electricity tariff.

The Federal Government (FG) on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 through the Petroleum Pricing Marketing Company (PPMC) increased the ex-depot price of petrol from N138 to NN151.56 per litre, triggering marketers to increase pump price from N148 to N162 per litre.

Protesters converged at a popular park, Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Old garage and marched to Ola-Iya Junction at about 9:15 am.

“Revert fuel price now”, “Enough is Enough”, “We want a better life” and “Electricity tariff hike is evil”, were some of the inscriptions on their placards.

They described the hike in the price of PMS and approval of new tariff for electricity as “insensitivity and wickedness’ by the Federal Government.

Protesters gave the FG a five-day ultimatum for reversal of the new price.

Details shortly…