Despite pleas from the government, youths have taken to the streets of Niger State to protest the economic hardship in Nigeria.
On Monday, protesters stormed the streets, chanting anti-government songs and wielding placards with messages such as ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies’; ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country’; ‘Hardship Is Unbearable’; and ‘Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back’.
The protest comes despite efforts by Governor Mohammed Bago to prevent it. Last week, he announced a N20,000 wage allowance for state and local government civil servants and ordered the immediate release of 50,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains to be sold at subsidised rates to mitigate the economic hardship.
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