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'How did we get here?' - CDQ laments rising cost of living in Nigeria

Nigerian rapper Sodiq Yusuf also known as CDQ [Instagram/CDQOlowo]
Nigerian rapper Sodiq Yusuf also known as CDQ [Instagram/CDQOlowo]
The music star highlights the cost of household commodities in the market.
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The music star made this known via his Twitter page on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.

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"The only question is: How did we get here what happened to our currency that it got so depreciated even below Ghana cedis. where are the developments all the money borrowed spent on. all these people ruling us do they have heart and conscience at all? Are they really human," he tweeted.

"Are we going to ignore d fact that things are really getting difficult for d masses day by day in Nigeria. People are getting tired already. Pure water #5 is now #20 Egg of #30 is now #120 Bread of #200 is now #1,200 diesel of #164 is now #800 yet no increase in Minimum wages."

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Several Nigerian celebrities have on different occasions expressed worry over the economic and political situation in the country.

For some of these celebrities, voter registration, to change the trajectory of the country is of utmost importance.

"I have just instructed my security and my management that No one is allowed to visit my house or my office without showing their PVC!" Peter Okoye of PSquare tweeted.

Nigerian singer Peter Okoye [Instagram/PeterPSquare]
Nigerian singer Peter Okoye [Instagram/PeterPSquare]

Okoye and some of his colleagues have been at the forefront of voter registration ahead of the 2023 general elections.

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These celebrities have stood their ground about Nigeria getting it right in the next elections.

Some of these celebrities have even vowed to call out their colleagues who collect money from politicians to campaign for them.

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