Ayodele Olalere
Residents of Osogbo, Osun State trooped out inspite of the early morning rain to protest against the bad state of the economy and hunger in the country.
The protesters started their march from Freedom Park, Osogbo, and walked through the MDS road to Olaiya Junction. They were monitored by armed security operatives.
They carried large banner with the inscriptions, ‘End bad governance in Nigeria,’ and sang songs to express their anger at hunger that has ravaged the land.
The Osun State Coordinator, Coalition of Concern Nigeria Citizen, Adetunji Ajala, who spoke on behalf of the protesters said one of their demands is a return of the pump price to N180 per litre.
“Hunger, poverty and bad policy of this administration are affecting all of us. We are here not because of any political affiliation, not because anybody has given us money. What we have here is a reflection that people are displeased.
“The youth population is the largest and they are the ones suffering most. The office of the citizen is the highest in the land.. We are not afraid of anybody. What we have come to do is to exercise our rights.
“Pump price is N800 per litre today. It is not a question of either APC or PDP. What we are going through in this country is affecting everybody and it was caused by bad governance.
“Tinubu should review the policies. We are hungry. The protest is going to last for ten days. We want the pump price to return to N180 per litre,” Ajala said.