Pete Edochie laments hardship, says he spends N40,000 daily on power

Veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie says he spends about N40,000 daily on electricity and fuel, lamenting worsening economic hardship and alleged marginalisation of the South-East in infrastructure

Veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie has expressed concern over the rising cost of living in Nigeria, revealing that he spends about N40,000 daily on electricity and fuel to power his home.

Speaking during a recent episode of the programme JIGSAW on African Independent Television (AIT), the 78-year-old actor lamented the burden of accessing basic amenities in the country and questioned why living conditions appear to be deteriorating rather than improving.

“I spend N40,000 in my home every day for light. It disturbs me a lot. N10,000 for electricity and additional N30,000 on diesel and fuel,” he said.

The actor also criticised what he described as the marginalisation of Nigeria’s South-East in infrastructure allocation, particularly railway transportation, saying such decisions contribute to the region’s development challenges.

“Nobody seems to be bothered about what is happening to the common man. Why must it keep getting worse on each new day? Can we not improve? There was a time when somebody cut off the South-East in terms of railway transportation. Why must there be consistency in going backwards?” he asked.