Kunle Afolayan Speaks Out On ₦1,500 Diesel Crushing His Business

<h4>Kunle Afolayan Speaks Out On ₦1&comma;500 Diesel Crushing His Business<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that for many business owners&comma; keeping operations running has become a daily challenge but for filmmaker Kunle Afolayan&comma; the recent rise in diesel prices has made it even harder&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I have been sad because I can’t cope with ₦1&comma;500 per liter for diesel&comma;” he said&comma; describing the pressure on his business&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Afolayan explained that in just four to five weeks&comma; his company&comma; KAP Village&comma; spent ₦11 million solely on diesel&period; For him&comma; fuel isn’t a minor expense it’s the engine that powers production&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Generators&comma; lighting&comma; and daily operations all depend on it&comma; meaning that high costs directly threaten the livelihood of his creative projects&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He asked a question that many entrepreneurs are silently facing&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>How do you run a business when essential costs keep skyrocketing&quest; It’s not just numbers it’s the reality of sustaining a company in an economy where unpredictability has become the norm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Afolayan’s experience highlights a bigger picture&colon; the struggle of creative industries and small businesses trying to survive while fuel prices continue to climb&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Spending ₦1&comma;500 per liter for diesel is not a child&&num;8217&semi;s play&period; Kunle makes it clear that for many Nigerians&comma; this isn’t just an inconvenience it’s a serious challenge to keeping their dreams alive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;