Protesters in across the country in Nigeria on Tuesday October 1, took the streets to protest against the government of President
Protesters in across the country in Nigeria on Tuesday October 1, took the streets to protest against the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. They listed reasons for filing out to stage peaceful protests, saying the administration of Tinubu has further impoverished Nigerians.
The protesters had on Tuesday morning defied the armed security operatives by storming the major streets, insisting that the only panacea to the current challenges facing Nigerians lies in the reversal of harsh economic policies of the government.
They listed the policies to include the removal of petrol subsidy, increase in electricity tariff, high inflation rates, amongst others.
Lamenting the high cost of living and growing poverty ravaging the masses, the protesters demanded that Tinubu should urgently reverse subsidy removal on petrol with a view reducing high cost of living and address soaring prices of foodstuff, including other essential commodities.
Chanting different solidarity songs against the government’s economic policies, one of the leaders of the protest identified growing hardship, excruciating poverty and frustration faced by the majority of the citizenry as factors fueling the anger of the people against President Tinubu’s government and its economic policies.
“The essence of this protest is just to tell the government that we are not happy with its policies,” the leader said.
He said contrary to expectation and hope that Tinubu’s policies would address the myriads of socioeconomic challenges confronting the people, many Nigerians have been further dragged into the poverty net.
He said: “We were able to achieve our objective in a peaceful manner because there was no looting, no burning of tyres and there was no attack on anyone. And we were able to exercise our right as citizens of this country, and the people that participated in the protest were of good conduct and the security agencies were professional and civil. The Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens as the major recognised body for this protest is ending ours today, because it’s one-day event.”
