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Actor Wale Okunnu Blasts Marketers On Petrol Hike

<h4>Actor Wale Okunnu Blasts Marketers On Petrol Hike<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Nollywood actor Wale Okunnu has stirred conversation online&comma; pointing fingers at petroleum marketers over the sharp rise in petrol prices in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a video shared on social media&comma; Okunnu expressed his frustration&comma; questioning why the country’s fuel keeps getting more expensive while prices remain relatively stable elsewhere&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As at Saturday&comma; petrol was N1&comma;240 per litre&comma; but as at Sunday&comma; March 22&comma; it has risen to N1&comma;340 per litre&period; Please&comma; is it the government that increased the pump price within hours or we the people&quest;” he asked&comma; highlighting the rapidity of the increase&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Okunnu also challenged the narrative blaming international conflicts&comma; citing Nigeria’s own oil resources&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We know there is war in Israel and Iran&comma; but don’t we have our own crude oil&quest; Why is it that our own petrol is so expensive&quest; Other countries that have petrol&comma; why is theirs not as expensive as ours&quest; We are the ones punishing ourselves&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The actor’s remarks have resonated widely&comma; sparking debates about the role of marketers and the government in Nigeria’s ongoing fuel pricing challenges&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>His candid take underscores growing public frustration over the rising cost of living and the seemingly relentless petrol price hikes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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