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The coming of a capitalist president and what we should prepare for

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Amoka

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"QRfYvFA6" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Diesel is about N800 per litre and petrol is N165 per litre&period; With complete deregulation&comma; petrol will be like N900 per litre&period; That means&comma; that filling your car with 60 litres tank will cost you N54&comma;000&period; If you live not far away from the office and a tank can take you for one month&comma; that means&comma; fueling your car will cost you N54&comma;000&period; You will budget more if you are some distance away from your workplace&period; Unfortunately&comma; there is no good transport system to abandon your car to use&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"duHi1xUM" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Commercialize the university and introduce tuition of say N1m per session&period; If you have a child in the university&comma; you will have to save N84&comma;000 for a child&&num;8217&semi;s university education every month for one year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Primary and secondary education is already commercialized as the public primary and secondary schools are already abandoned&period; If that cost about N300&comma;000 for 3 children&comma; that means you have to save N25&comma;000 per month for that&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2022&sol;06&sol;21&sol;naptip-advocates-equal-punishment-for-gravity-of-gbv-cases&sol;">NAPTIP advocates equal punishment for gravity of GBV Cases<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ilD70wL2" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Complete deregulation of electricity will see electricity tariff rise to N120 per kWh or more&period; If you can manage 150 units for 1 month&comma; that means you will pay N18&comma;000 for energy per month&period; You may still need to buy fuel of N900 per litre to support your energy need when DISCO strikes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The deregulated economy will affect rent&period; Let&&num;8217&semi;s assume your rent will go up to about N500&comma;000 per annum&comma; that means you will have to save N42&comma;000 every month for rent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The combined effects of deregulation will surely affect living expenses&period; Let&&num;8217&semi;s set aside N100&comma;000 for a family of 6 &lpar;father&comma; mother&comma; and 4 kids&rpar; as living expenses in a deregulated economy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Let&&num;8217&semi;s put N50&comma;000 for calls&comma; data&comma; car servicing&comma; and other miscellaneous expenses per month in a deregulated economy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That is a total of N373&comma;000 per month&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I hope the incoming capitalist government will pay graduates a starting salary of N400&comma;000 per month to live a life in a deregulated Nigeria and will not assume that a civil servant in the ministry can manage N80&comma;000 per month&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Amoka is a professor of physics from the Ahmadu Bello University<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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