Kenneth Okonkwo, the actor turned politician, has berated Nigerians for allegedly accepting the recent petrol price hike without a protest.
In a recent Instagram post, the former Labour Party member questioned what he described as the public’s acceptance of the N1,000 per liter price, contrasting it with the widespread protests against the N140 per liter price some years ago.
Okonkwo stressed the irony that the same leaders who spearheaded the past protests now hold power, yet remain silent amid the significant price increase.
The politician denounced what he perceived as hypocrisy, stating, “It shall not be well with the wicked.
Like play like play, Nigerians who stood against N140 per litre at Ojota years back are now paying N1000 a litre after hours on the queue under same people that led the protest, he wrote.
It shall not be well with the wicked.
Okonkwo’s post is not unconnected to the protest in 2012 during the Goodluck Jonathan administration when the petrol price was increased to N140 per liter. President Bola Tinubu had partaken in the protest.
Petrol prices have witnessed a steady and significant increase following Tinubu’s decision to scrap subsidies in 2023.
The official pump price of petrol is about N600/litre but the landing cost is around N1,200.
Okonkwo, who started acting in 1992, has been featured in hundreds of movies including Living in Bondage, World Apart, and Wives on Strike.
The 55-year-old ventured into politics by becoming an All Progressive Congress (APC) member.
Okonkwo dumped the ruling party in 2022 and joined the Labour Party (LP).
In June, he also resigned from the LP, saying he was not impressed by recent developments in the party.
