The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, met with ministers on Wednesday to discuss the proposed nationwide protest against economic hardship by Nigerian youths.
The meeting was held behind closed doors, with all over 40 ministers in the President’s cabinet in attendance. Ministers spotted at the meeting included Nyesom Wike (FCT), Yusuf Tuggar (Foreign Affairs), Zephaniah Jisalo (Special Duties), Tahir Mamman (Education), and Abubakar Bagudu (Budget and Planning). Others present were Wale Edun (Finance), Mohammed Idris (Information), Bello Matawalle (Defence), David Umahi (Works), and National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, among others.
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Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appealed to Nigerians to shelve the planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest slated for next month. The protest against economic hardship, which is gaining traction on social media, is scheduled to be held across all states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in August. The organisers of the protest have remained faceless.
Prices of food and basic commodities have skyrocketed in recent months, as Nigerians battle one of the country’s worst inflation and economic crises sparked by the government’s twin policies of petrol subsidy removal and unification of forex windows.
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