Letter to the Economic Team.

I have listened to your arguments on televisions. Unfortunately i could not watch the question and answer segment due to power failure in our area. That’s a natural phenomenon in Nigeria. I am sorry to say i really don’t understand the charts, graphs and digits you guys where quoting. I still don’t understand if there is a difference between removal of oil subsidy and increament in pump price of petrol.
Perhaps, i should tell you my situation and you should use it to explain the benefits of oil subsidy removal. I am a graduate and i teach in an unapproved school where i earn 20k per month. I spend 4k on transport monthly and feeding takes about half of the salary. Luckily for me I don’t pay rent as i stay with my parents at age 35. I have never enjoyed anything from Nigeria has I have to pay for all. The government has always been telling to sacrifice and hope for a better future which never comes. Now, this administration has also come with messages filled with promises, telling me to sacrifice once again. I give given so much in terms of sacrifice to Nigeria and it’s only the ruling class who have benefited from my toil. Give me reason why I should sacrifice once again? Tell me these crops of leaders are not part of the previous deceitful administration. Will I ever enjoy a good Nigeria in my lifetime?
So can you explain to me in simple terms how life will become better after subsidy removal? Sorry, i lied somewhere. I lost my job. Please don’t tell me you feel my pains because none of you have ever been in this situation in your life. Not even the man who had no shoes.
Angry Nigerian