Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed while featuring in a Radio Nigeria current affairs programme, “Radio Link’’ in Abuja on Saturday October 3 defended President Buhari’s comparison of fuel price in Nigeria to Saudi Arabia, in his Independence day speech.

Recall that Buhari in his Independence day speech said “We sell petrol at N161 per litre when same is sold at N168 per litre in Saudi Arabia; N211 per litre in Egypt; N362 per litre in Ghana; N362 per litre in Chad, and N346 per litre in Niger Republic. It does not make sense for petrol to be cheaper in Nigeria than Saudi Arabia.”

The President’s speech ignited controversy as critics insisted that Saudi Arabia have a higher minimum wage, standard of living and infrastructure than Nigeria.

Defending president Buhari, Lai said;