“Nigeria breaks my heart everyday” – Simi bemoans
Popular Nigerian soul singer and songwriter Simisola Ogunleye aka Simi bewail over the harsh economic situation in the country.
The multi-award winning singer took to her official Twitter page on Wednesday August 9, 2023 to deplore how heart-broken she is to witness the everyday struggles Nigerians go through to survive.
The mother of one wonders daily how people in the country cope with the high cost of living.
She expressed her concern over the well-being of fellow citizens in the country saying;
“Nigeria just breaks my heart a little more everyday. How are people surviving?”
This stirred reactions from netizens:
@ToyosiGodwin added: “The people feeling this the most in Lagos are on the mainland. It’s bad bad. You can’t take two steps without someone coming to beg you for money. I used to argue that they were lazy before but right now, nah. This one is too much. Everything is expensive.”
@effizzzyy laments: “Simi, loaf of bread is now 1,300
Gas now sells N800 per kg in most places
Fuel is fuel”
@SeniormanAV reacted: “The country is hard for so many people, I just pray a policy that will ease the less privileges burden come so fast from this current government.”