Thursday, August 1, hundreds of youths joined the nationwide protest in the Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State. The protest is in line with the widely advertised #EndbBadGovernance in Nigeria.
Gathering at the Local Government Headquarters in Potiskum, the protesters urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the subsidy removal policy.
According to news report, one of the protesters stated that the protest was proposed to bring solutions to issues bedeviling the nation.
He said, “We are calling on the Federal Government to bring back fuel subsidy. They should bring down inflation and tackle insecurity in the nation.”
He described the current economic hardship in the country as a challenging period for citizens. He noted that majority of the people find it difficult to afford basic necessities of life. Which, he said, included food, medication, and essentials commodities. He, however, blamed the removal of the fuel subsidy to the hyperinflation being expressed in the country.
“We want fuel subsidy back. Our people are suffering from hunger, insecurity, inflation of foods and others. We want government to consider our demands,” the protesters said.
A protester who identified himself as Musa Abubakar said he supported the protest.
“We are here to show our demands and expressed our position to the government to look into our demands. This is our nation, we need peace in our land,” he said.
But the time of this report, there have not been any untoward news of breakdown of law or order in the State.
The protest held in Potiskum, Gashua, Nguru, Gaidam and Damaturu, the State’s capital of Yobe on Thursday has been peaceful.