Protest in Ondo over petrol price, electricity tariff hike
By Tosin Ajuwon
Some youths in Ondo State on Tuesday trooped to the streets to protest against the increment in petrol prices and electricity tariff.
The youths, who besieged the main roads of the state capital, Akure, were armed with placards and banners.
They converged under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) chanting solidarity songs.
They were also joined by angry residents, who accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government of being insensitive to the plight of Nigerians.
The youths described the All Progressives Congress (APC) government as incompetent, saying it has unleashed more hardship on Nigerians than any other government.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Kowe Odunayo, Coordinator of NANS Zone D, said the hike in both petrol price and electricity bills was sheer wickedness on the part of the government and called for an immediate reversal.
He said: “It is no longer news to many of us again that the federal government has increased the fuel and electricity tariff but we want it to reserve the decisions immediately.
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“We are tired and we can’t continue like this.
We have suffered enough under this government and can’t be smiling at the same time.
We are telling the federal government that they can’t continue to take us for fools with their anti-people policies.
If they feel they can shut the voices of some people in Nigeria, they can’t shut the voices of the youths and Nigerian students.”
