Reno Omokri wrote: “This Yuletide Season:
“If you can’t afford foreign rice, eat local rice.
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| Reno Omokri. Photo: @renoomokri |
“If you can’t afford Coke, drink Zobo.
If pepper is scarce, plant it in your backyard.
If bread is overpriced, consider akara and pap, ogi, and akamu.
If fuel is out of your reach, visit relatives by zoom
If DSTV is out of reach, reach for a book instead.
If restaurants increase prices, cook at home.
If your power bill is high, reduce your usage.
If data is expensive, use free mode more often.
As a people, we must learn to cut our coats according to our cloths, not our sizes. Resize, downsize and undersize. Economic challenges are a worldwide phenomenon. There is a hunger crisis in Britain, a homeless crisis in Canada, hyperinflation in Argentina and a healthcare conundrum in the United States. It is not just Nigeria. Our situation in Nigeria is compounded by the loans Buhari took, which mortgaged our future oil sales. It makes no sense to blame Tinubu for ending a fuel subsidy and Naira defence sustained by heavy borrowing. And since we in Nigeria cannot adjust economic realities to suit ourselves, we must adapt to economic conditions.
Wishing you and your families a most enjoyable Yuletide and a happy New Year in advance. May God spare our lives to enjoy the festivities.”
This Yuletide Season:
If you can’t afford foreign rice, eat local rice.
If you can’t afford Coke, drink Zobo.
If pepper is scarce, plant it in your backyard.
If bread is overpriced, consider akara and pap, ogi, and akamu.
If fuel is out of your reach, visit relatives by zoom
If…— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) December 20, 2024
