A northern group, the Arewa Youth Ambassadors, on Monday said there is no going back on the protest against economic hardship tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria slated for August 1 across the country.
The group said the current economic crisis and the difficulties facing Nigerians were as a result of harsh and anti-people policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led government just as it called on the President to return fuel subsidy.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja on behalf of the group, Comrade Yahaya Abdullahi said failure to develop a clear economic strategy in a nation was a threat to justice. He said there is no iota of transparency and accountability in President Tinubu’s government but only hardship and pains.
He noted that no amount of blackmail and intimidation by the government, security agencies and their agents would stop them from exercising their constitutional rights and speaking out their minds. Yahaya called on Nigerians not to stand by but to come out en masse and join the protest until the government accedes to their demands and reverses the pump price to the old price.
The statement read “Justice is the basis for social system. If a nation is beset by the unreasonable actions that deter citizens from the essentials for a good life and adequate healthcare, it will teeter on the brink of disharmony and frustration.
In order to promote peace, a government should be honest and just. Because there is no path to a sustainable future but peace: the link to reason and agreement, the stimulant for development and the base of remaining alive.
