Kenneth Okonkwo condemns Nigerians ‘for not protesting’ petrol price increase

The former member of the Labour party, Kenneth Okonkwo has condemned Nigerians for supposedly accepting the latest petrol price increase without protest.

Okonkwo questioned “the public’s acceptance” of the N1,000 per litre pricing in a recent Instagram post, drawing a comparison to the massive demonstrations against the N140 per litre price a few years prior.

Okonkwo emphasised the irony that the same leaders who led the previous protests are now in positions of authority and have said nothing in response to the large price hike.

The politician denounced what he perceived as “hypocrisy”, stating, “It shall not be well with the wicked”.

Okonkwo’s post is not unconnected to the protest in 2012 during the Goodluck Jonathan administration when the petrol price was increased to N140 per litre. President Bola Tinubu had partaken in the protest.

Petrol prices have witnessed a steady and significant increase following Tinubu’s decision to scrap petrol subsidies in 2023.

The official pump price of petrol is about N600/litre but the landing cost is around N1,200.

Okonkwo, who started acting in 1992, has been featured in hundreds of movies including ‘Living in Bondage’, ‘World Apart’ and ‘Wives on Strike’.