Nigerians have begun a “warm up” protest in Kano State over the hike of petrol price from N195 to N617, naira devaluation, school fees increment and other anti-poor policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government. Photographs of the protest obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday confirmed that the Joint Action Front (JAF) coordinated the demonstration.
August 1, 2023Photographs of the protest obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday confirmed that the Joint Action Front coordinated the demonstration.
Photographs of the protest obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday confirmed that the Joint Action Front coordinated the demonstration. The civic organisations in a joint declaration, signed by Femi Falana , Baba Ayelabola , and Achike Chude after a meeting on Sunday, which was made available to SaharaReporters on Monday, had said they would join in the protest until victory was achieved.
"We support the decision of the Nigeria Labour Congress to call Nigerian workers and poor masses out on protest starting from Wednesday, August 2, 2023, against the wicked and neoliberal policies of the President Tinubu government, including, the severe hike in the price of petrol and devaluation of the naira."
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