Despite efforts by state and federal governments to stop them, youths in Niger State have taken to the streets to protest the ongoing cost of living crisis in Nigeria.
They carried placards with messages like “Enough is Enough,” “Stop Anti-Masses Policies,” “We Are Not Slaves In Our Country,” “Hardship Is Unbearable,” and “Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back.”
The protesters marched through the streets chanting anti-government songs.
Attempts to speak with some protesters on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway were unsuccessful as they declined to comment.
Both Federal and State governments had tried to prevent the protest, warning that it could be hijacked by hoodlums and enemies of democracy.
Last week, Governor Mohammed Bago tried to appease Niger residents with welfare packages. He announced a N20,000 wage allowance for state and local government civil servants and ordered the release of 50,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains to be sold at subsidized rates.
“We have over 100,000 metric tonnes of food in our reserves, out of which we will be releasing 50,000 metric tonnes to be sold at 50% of its present price. Before the end of the year, we will slash food prices by 90%,” he said at a town hall meeting.
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