The Senate President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Henry Okuomo, says his organization is prepared to stage a nationwide protest in response to the recent increase in fuel prices.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
Okuomo, speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily stated that the student body will only back down if the price spike is reversed. He emphasized that their decision to take to the streets is to alert the federal government to the consequences of its decision on millions of Nigerians.
It is worth noting that on Monday, September 2, the price was raised from N568 per liter to N897, sparking outrage nationwide.
He said, “We are not threatening a strike. That is what we are going to do because of the current situation of the country. Nigerians are currently facing a lot. We are facing hardship, and now, the government has increased fuel prices again. This has affected us as students. And as student leaders, we don’t have a choice now but to fight for the people.
“We are occupying one of the largest stakes in the country, having over 40 million Nigerian students in the country.
“With that, we think we should make our voice loud at this time to save the Nigerian people from this undue stress and suffering being put upon them by the government.
“We have determined that on the 15th of this month, no going back. We are hitting the street hard.
‘We are going to demand not only for a reduction in fuel price but for other things that are affecting the nation in general.
‘We are going to do it. We will hit the streets if the government does not reverse most of the hardship policies before then.”
“Many of our campuses, none of the shuttles are working due to the hike, and the fact that if you have the money to get fuel, the queue at the filling station is long and you won’t get the fuel on time. Shuttle and everything else on campus have been paralysed.
“Nothing is working in the country at the moment, and we can’t take it.”
