Okpebholo: Nigerians Are Enjoying, Petrol Costs N3,000 Per Litre in UK

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has said Nigerians are enjoying relatively lower petrol prices compared with motorists in the United Kingdom, where he claimed petrol costs more than N3,000 per litre after conversion.

Okpebholo made the comparison on Thursday, September 24, while speaking at the “Operation Rescue Benin-Asaba Road” event in Edo State.

The governor said he travelled to London the previous week and decided to compare petrol prices in the United Kingdom with what motorists pay in Nigeria.

According to him, he visited a filling station with a friend to determine the difference in petrol prices between both countries.

“When we complained about the cost of petrol, I was in London last week. I told my friend, let’s go and buy fuel just to know the cost of fuel between Nigeria and England,” Okpebholo said.

He said the price of petrol at the station, when converted to naira, came to about N3,000-something per litre.

The governor used the comparison to argue that Nigerians currently pay less for petrol than motorists in the United Kingdom.

“We are doing very well here,” he said, while expressing support for President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies.

His comments come amid continued public concern over petrol prices in Nigeria following the removal of the fuel subsidy and subsequent changes in pump prices.

Okpebholo also defended the Federal Government’s economic reforms, describing the process as difficult but necessary. He said Nigerians would eventually begin to see greater benefits as the economy stabilises.

Using an aircraft as an illustration, the governor said Nigeria was still in the process of taking off and would eventually reach what he described as a “cruising level.”

He urged Nigerians to remain patient with the ongoing reforms, maintaining that the measures being implemented would eventually produce improved economic outcomes.