PROTEST OVER HUNGER

Thousands of Nigerians on Monday took to major streets in Abuja to protest the unbearable hardship and hunger occasioned by economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

The protesters who carried banners, urged the Federal Government to reverse some of its policies which have been impoverishing the people.

They also asked government officials, political appointees and lawmakers to reduce their ostentatious lifestyle in line with current realities in the country.

A post on X by a user with the handle X_Daily accompanied by a video of the protest read:

“Protesters out in numbers over Nigeria hardship. Some group of Nigerians have come out in numbers to stage a protest over the cost of living in Nigeria.”

Protesters out in numbers over Nigeria hardship. Some group of Nigerians have come out in numbers to stage a protest over the cost of living in Nigeria.

Meanwhile, the former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani also confirmed the protest in a post on his verified X handle.

He wrote:

“I just passed a group of protesters in Wuse 2,carrying placards against ‘hunger in the land.

“Some ladies among them recognized me and shouted ‘No be that Afro Senator be that.’

” I answered ‘yes na me the former former Senator.’ Then they responded ‘Oya pass.’ Make Akpabio no pass there o.”

I just passed a group of protesters in Wuse 2,carrying placards against ‘hunger in the land’.Some ladies among them recognized me and shouted “No be that Afro Senator be that”,I answered “yes na me the former former Senator”;then they responded “Oya pass”.Make Akpabio no pass.