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Posted by Odinaka on Mon 25th Jan, 2016 - tori.ng

In a series of interesting tweets, Common Sense Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has queried the Federal government's increase of Kerosene price from N50 to N83 per liter.

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce

The subsidy removal on kerosene made major headline on all news platforms earlier today as the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government anounced that kerosene will now be sold for N83 per litre.

Just as many Nigerians querried the decision, Nigerian senator, Ben Murray-Bruce a.k.a the Common Sense Senator, who represents Bayelsa East Sentorial District, joined in and slammed the federal government in its decision to increase the price of Kerosene from N50 to N83 per litre.

Below is what he Tweeted;

Listen to my comments on @mbuhari's 2016 budget. I see with a senators eyes and hear with a business man's ear https://t.co/Gg82mAclRM
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) January 25, 2016