Youths in Osogbo, the capital city of Osun State on Friday, 9th February, 2024 came out in their numbers to organise a peaceful protest over the current economic hardship in Nigeria.
The Osun Youths tagged the protest as ‘Osun Peaceful Solidarity Walk’, which took place beside the Freedom Park in Osogbo.
Shedding more light, the angry youths said the rising cost of living in Nigeria is absolutely unbearable for the poor masses.
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According to the convener of the peaceful protest, Comrade Owolabi Hassan, who made it known that Nigerians are really struggling to meet up with financial obligations, adding the suffering as a result of the current economic hardship is on a high side.
Reacting to the protest is the Chairman of Civil Society Coalition in Osun State, Comrade Waheed Lawal berates President Tinubu to swing into action by tackling the economic crisis menance.
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Lawal further said;
“Government must ameliorate the suffering of the people. They must do whatever they need to do to make sure that the people live in better conditions. Nigerians deserve the best.
They promised us renewed hope but what they are giving us now is renewed hardship. We reject renewed hardship in our lives, and in our economy because Nigerians deserve the best.
What Nigerians want is a peaceful atmosphere. We don’t want insecurity in our land again. We can’t travel from Osogbo to Ibadan without panicking. You will be thinking that they will kidnap you.
The abduction of monarchs is the order of the day in our country now. We urge the government to provide security for the life and property of the citizens.
It is their responsibility, it is a constitutional responsibility.Every government that fails to provide security for the lives of the citizens is no longer a government. What we are saying is simple, we are ready to face the government in this hardship and we are marathon runners.”
