A mild drama played out on Friday as residents of the Federal Capital Territory expressed dissatisfaction with the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The residents voiced their displeasure when the
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike asked them about the performance of the president while inspecting an ongoing road projects in the Federal Capital Territory.
Underneath the complaining voices in a video now trending on social media, the residents were heard saying: “we’re hungry, we’re not happy”.
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States across the federation have been unsettled by the ongoing plan by some faceless Nigerian youths to begin a 10-day nationwide hunger and hardship protest to draw the federal and state governments’ attention to the worsening plight of the citizens.
Investigation in some states showed that the governors and security agencies are not comfortable with the plot and, therefore, appealed for dialogue with the government at all levels.
According to media reports, the organisers of the protest have slated August 1 to August 10, 2024 to begin the mass action across the country.
Citing the loss of life and property that characterised the #EndSARS protest in the country, the governors and other stakeholders pleaded with the organisers to shelve their plan, adding that the issues raised by them were already being addressed.
The rally organisers say “this hunger is too much.”
The federal government confirmed knowledge of hunger rally plan on Thursday when it said the “identities of many of the brains behind the protest are known, along with their collaborators who are safely residing abroad, and the government is taking necessary actions to stop their subversive plans.”
The director-general of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa Onilu, in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja, said the agency’s nationwide structure had identified the sponsors of the proposed protest and likely flashpoints.
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