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Government Talk Say No Export, But Your Cooking Gas Cylinder Still Crying
Omo, if you don buy cooking gas recently, you go know say something no add up for this our country. While government officials dey talk say dem no dey export LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) and say the ban still dey in place, your pocket and your empty gas cylinder dey tell different story entirely.
The matter be say one government official just come out deny say Nigeria dey export cooking gas, insisting say the export ban wey dem put since still dey active. But abeg, make we reason this thing small - if truly we no dey export am, wetin dey make the price dey go up like say na gold we dey buy?
The Reality Wey Dey Pain Us for Market
Na small thing? Make we talk the real gist. Ordinary Nigerians dey feel the heat badly. That 12.5kg gas cylinder wey you fit buy for around N4,000 to N5,000 before, now dem dey sell am for between N8,000 to N12,000 depending on where you dey. Some areas, the thing even worse pass that.
Na so Mrs. Adunni from Alaba Market talk am: "I no understand again. Government say dem no dey export cooking gas, but the price still dey climb every week. My customers dey complain tire, some don even go back to charcoal and firewood."
- Gas refilling stations dey close down because of supply wahala
- Many families don reduce how dem dey cook with gas
- Some people don comot gas completely, go back to kerosene stove
- Small businesses wey depend on gas dey suffer
Government Story vs Ground Reality - Which One We Go Believe?
See eh, when government officials dey talk from air-conditioned office, e easy to deny anything. But when you dey queue for gas station at 5am in the morning, or when your neighbour dey borrow gas from you because e no fit afford to buy, you go know say something dey smell for the whole matter.
The official insist say export ban still dey in place, but make we ask ourselves some questions: If we no dey export am, why the shortage? If we dey produce enough for local consumption, why the crazy price increment? Something no just add up at all.
The Export Denial - Na Strategy or Confusion?
Government officials don master the art of denial when e come to issues wey affect ordinary people. Remember when dem deny say fuel scarcity dey happen while people dey queue for petrol station? Same energy dem dey bring for this cooking gas matter.
But this cooking gas issue na serious matter o! E affect how families dey cook, how restaurants dey operate, and even how people dey live their daily life. No be small thing wey person fit just wave hand dismiss.
Some industry experts don talk say even if government say dem no dey officially export LPG, smuggling through porous borders fit still dey happen. And you know say where there's demand and profit, people go find way.
The Accountability Question Wey Government Must Answer
As citizens wey dey pay tax and vote, we get right to ask government some hard questions:
- If truly you no dey export cooking gas, show us the data prove am
- Wetin you dey do to increase local production and supply?
- Which concrete steps you take to bring down the price?
- How you dey monitor to make sure say private companies no dey export through back door?
Na accountability we dey ask for, no be story. People dey suffer, families dey go hungry because dem no fit afford to cook properly. This no be time for denial and grammar, na time for action.
Wetin Nigerians Fit Do Now
While we dey wait for government to do the needful, make we no just fold hand dey look. We fit:
- Join voices together demand transparency for gas pricing and supply
- Support local advocacy groups wey dey fight for consumers' rights
- Document our experiences and share am online
- Press our representatives to ask the right questions
The truth be say, when government officials dey deny obvious realities, e dey show say dem either no dey in touch with what ordinary people dey face, or dem just no care. Either way, e no good for our democracy and our development as country.
The Way Forward
Government need to stop the denial game and face the reality. Nigerians no be fools - we dey see, we dey feel the impact of these policies and decisions daily. Instead of denying what dey happen, make dem work towards solutions wey go actually help people.
Until government officials ready to be honest about the challenges and work towards real solutions, we go continue to dey suffer while dem dey give us stories wey no match our reality. But one thing sure - we no go tire to ask questions and demand accountability.
After all, na we elect dem to serve us, not to dey tell us lies about our own experiences.
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