The price of
Kerosene, an essential household commodity, has increased by 60 per cent in
Kaduna, from N1,100 a gallon in December, 2016 to N1,600 in first week of
January 2017.
Dealers of
the product told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Friday, that the
products suddenly became scarce and expensive, which was responsible for the
sharp increase in the price.
One of the
most essential commodity found in the household of majority of Nigerians, has
increased by 60 percent in Kaduna as Nigerian lament over price hike.
The price of
Kerosene, an essential household commodity, has increased by 60 per cent in
Kaduna, from N1,100 a gallon in December, 2016 to N1,600 in first week of
January 2017.
Dealers of
the product told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Friday, that the
products suddenly became scarce and expensive, which was responsible for the
sharp increase in the price.
“But we
cannot continue like this. Kerosene is an essential commodity and is becoming
beyond the reach of a common man.
“Just some
few weeks ago, a gallon was selling for between N1, 100 to N1, 200 and suddenly
there was a sharp increase to N1, 600 a gallon. In fact, in some places, it is
selling for N2, 000.
“I am urging
the government to look into our plight and urgently address the problem;
otherwise there will be no hope for a better life for a poor man in this
country,’’ she said.
Another
consumer, Amen Rabo, said he had turned to firewood because kerosene was beyond
his reach. “I cannot afford to buy kerosene, currently selling at N1, 600. I am
using firewood as an alternative, which is a bit cheaper compared with
kerosene, with 10 pieces selling for N100.
“Unfortunately
for us, 10 pieces of firewood cannot cook three square meals for my family a
day; we just have to manage because kerosene is beyond our reach,” Mr. Rabo
said.
He called on
government to look into the problem and save the common man from hunger, saying
that “more money is being spent on kerosene instead of food items’’.
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