Hardship Protest: Organisers Dare FG, Insist On August Rallies

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Naijanews July 27, 2024 6:09 a.m.

Hardship Protest: Organisers Dare FG, Insist On August Rallies

No level of intimidation will stop us.” Reacting to the withdrawal from the planned protest by another northern group, he said,“Those were APC boys who were paid for propaganda; we are the youth leaders, and we are set for this protest.

We cannot be the most populous Black nation in the world and be hungry.” The Secretary-General of the Initiative for Change, Ocean Panem, said the August 1 protest was not a riot but a way to“echo the voices of all Nigerians.” “The country is in a mess.

A student group leader, who did not want to be named for fear of victimisation, said members of her group, who are mostly law students and students of history, would storm the streets on August 1 to protest.

Jabir Yaro, National Chairman of the Northern Comrades Movement of Nigeria, declared that nothing would stop the protest and dismissed claims of withdrawal by another northern group as propaganda.

Speaking in an interview with the platform, the National Chairman of the Northern Comrades Movement of Nigeria, Jabir Yaro, said,“Nothing will stop this protest.

We would come out en masse and make sure we don’t stop till our demands are met,”he said.

The group has demanded a 24-hour power supply, toilet facilities, water, and security for citizens participating in the protest..

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