Nigerian senator, Dino Melaye sparks reactions on the internet after a video of him purchasing black market fuel for his multi-million naira Ferrari went viral.
A group of men posted a now-viral video on social media, showing the well-known senator, Dino Melaye, surrounded by black market fuel attendants by the roadside.
While some online users believed it was no big deal and saw it as him merely supporting roadside sellers, others speculated that he might be feeling the effects of the country’s economic hardship.
See some reactions as you scroll
blessedprinx said: “Nothing is wrong with him buying black Market fuel, I don’t think videoing him was necessary tho”
comedian_mc_koko stated: “Na small small hardship dey start 😂😂😂”
david90 said: “No big deal .. he is just a normal person like us.. we all go suffer ham together”
shoes_by_demokraft said: “After pouring in the fuel… The ferrari start, Abi e no start???”
290maryann said: “He’s a good person for trying to patronize them , black market is more expensive than that of the filling station ⛽ maybe he just wants to patronize their hustle and nothing else”
ogundi wrote: “That is where him&his cohorts led the country to……”
louis_.vuiton said: “Black market but him buy pass you wey go fuel station”
rider_jojoo said: “Normally na big man they use black market ajeh 😂”
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