Christmas Jollification Low-Key as Transport Fare, Prices of Essential Items Shoot Up
Plenti Naija pipo dey hail Christmas 2023 with sad face.
No be small thanks to di economic wahala wey dey worry di nation now, wey don make plenti pipo do Christmas wey no get shine.
Aside from di high cost of tins wey dey important wey don dey high since dem remove fuel subsidy for May 2023, many Naija pipo no fit travel go house to celebrate Christmas with dia pipo wey dem love, sake of say transportation fare don skyrocket anyhow.
Plenty Naija pipo dey celebrate Christmas 2023 with face wey no too happy.
All dis na because of di wahala wey dey di kontri now, wey make plenty pipo do Christmas wey no too loud.
Apart from di high cost of essential tins wey dey continue to skyrocket since dem remove fuel subsidy for May 2023, many Nigerians no fit travel go house to celebrate Christmas with dia loved ones sake of di high transport fare wey dem never see before.
Anoda thing wey cause many families to lose di joy of di season na di scarcity of money wey show face across di kontri.
Price of food
Cost of food and oda house tins don dey skyrocket since dem remove fuel subsidy for May dis year.
Di cost don worse pass for December as dem dey prepare for Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Survey for weekend show say di price of food items like rice, chicken, goat, and oda tins don almost triple for market.
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Bag of local rice wey dem dey sell for N44,000 before, na N61,000 some parts of FCT Abuja dey sell am now depending on di brand.
25 litres jerry can of vegetable oil wey dey sell for N30,000 before, don pass N45,000 now.
Before dis time wey economy no too tight, Naija families, especially Christians, dey buy goat and chicken to spice up di celebration. But dis Christmas for 2023 don change pattern because of di high prices.
Goat seller, Mr Danjuma Danladi, yarn DAILY POST for Abuja on Saturday say one goat fit cost like N70,000 or more depending on di size.
According to am, di cost of transport na one of di main reason wey cause di price of goat to high.
“Last year, we sell goat for as low as N25,000 but e no fit happen dis time.
“Goats too cost for market. By di time we buy am small from villages for nearby states and carry am come Abuja, di price go just go up. And every trader wan make small profit.
“Sometimes di money wey we spend to bring dis goats come Abuja dey pass di price wey we even buy am. All na because of fuel mata.
“Since I start dis business for 2015, dis year na di worst for me. Pipo no dey buy, when dem come and you tell dem di price, many of dem go just waka pass and buy chicken,” na so he take talk.
High transport fare
Even though President Bola Tinubu approve 50% discount for interstate travel, wey start from December 21 to January 4, 2024, plenty travelers dey stranded for many parks sake of di high money wey transport companies dey charge dem.
Federal Government talk say dem make deal with at least five transport companies like GIG (God is Good), Chisco Transport, Young Shall Grow, God Bless Ezenwata, and Area Motor for di price cut.
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