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Reno Omokri exposes why Buhari increased fuel, electricity price

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Reno Omokri, a former presidential media aide and social media commentator, has revealed what led to the hike in electricity and fuel price.

Power distribution companies implemented new electricity tariffs on September 1, while a new ex-depot price of petrol was also announced on September 2.

However, Omokri in a tweet via his Twitter account on Sunday, claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari was initially afraid to raise the prices of fuel and electricity. According to him, the President went ahead with the decision after he observed that the Big Brother Naija show had completely distracted Nigerian Youths.

“l was stunned to see youths organise a fundraiser for a disqualified BBNaija housemate. I was told that General MBuhari was afraid to raise the prices of fuel and electricity.

“What emboldened him was when he saw how BBN has completely distracted Nigeria’s youth,” he said.

Omokri was the host of Transformation with Reno Omokri, a Christian teaching TV show broadcast on San Francisco’s KTLN and Detroit’s Impact Network. He is the founder of a multimedia project, Build Up Nigeria, and has produced a series of short films in the U.S.

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