President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has today, Sunday, 4th August, 2024 addressed Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast on the ongoing nationwide protests against hardship.
He called on Protestors to suspend any further protests and give room for Dialogue. President Tinubu told Nigerian youths that their demands have been heard loud and clear.
He spoke in reaction to the ongoing hardship protests which commenced on Thursday.
It would be recalled that Nigerians, particularly aggrieved youths, begun a nationwide protest from August 1 to demand an end to the lingering food crisis and other economic hardship bedeviling citizens.
Addressing the situation, the President in his speech, expressed sadness over the development and called for immediate suspension of the violent demonstrations.
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The president mentioned several interventions and projects undertaken by his government to make life easy for Nigerians.
He expressed worry over the indiscriminate destruction of public and private properties by protester and called on security forces to intervene in line with international best practices.
The speech has generated serious discussion on the streets of Nigeria. While some are of the view that the President ignored the substantial issue of cutting down prices of fuel others believe that He did well by calling for Peace and calm in the West African nation.
GH Educate is following proceedings keenly and will bring you up to speed with further development.
