Nigerian businessman, Jason Njoku has taken to Twitter to express his observation about the significantly reduced traffic on Lagos roads following the removal of fuel subsidy and its implication on businesses.
In tweets shared on his handle, the Iroko TV boss said he arrived Lagos state on Tuesday, August 8, and was shocked to see the absence of cars on the road.
He said that he can only imagine the economic devastation occurring on an individual basis.
In his words, 🇳🇬 Twitter vs Actual 🇳🇬 is surreal. The reality feels so different to being on ground. The middle & working classes are suffering. Everywhere is empty. Restaurants, hotels, roads. Consumption has definitely collapsed. You can see it clearly in FMCG. Maybe I’m just a hater though.
“Just landed in 🦇’s 🇳🇬. The lack of traffic in Lagos is eerie, like some zombie apocalypse. I can imagine the economic devastation occurring on an individual basis. Where did all the cars go? How does that normalise? What is the new normal?“
Njoku added that everywhere is empty and that the lack of traffic shows that consumption has definitely collapsed.