Phyna, a reality TV star, took to social media to express her joy at successfully purchasing fuel in her car amid the ongoing fuel shortage.
In a Snapchat video, the Edo-born hype priestess, who won the seventh season of Big Brother Naija, expressed her excitement and pride after filling up her car.
According to her, she felt a wave of relief wash over her, as if she had accomplished something extraordinary other than purchasing fuel.
The 25-year-old star, who went on to lament the country’s lows, then asked if she is the only one who feels this way after buying gasoline.
“Fuel looking like a great achievement rn”, she captioned the clip.
The video has generated mixed reactions online, with some netizens relating to her experience and others criticizing her for trivializing the fuel scarcity crisis.
See how some reacted below,
@foodie_that_cooks wrote, “Affording the basic things in this country now is luxury!”
@tbswitch wrote, “Na me be this yesterday after I got a full tank the way I drove home sef, I know say my car sef shock ”
@nubiacaje wrote, “Na where naija carry people reach. A place where they fight for the basic things.”
@adaofanambrakitchen wrote, “You shouldn’t be laughing because it’s not funny. We should be doing a National Protest by now”
