BY NONYE EKWENUGO
Kaduna
The Coalition of Concerned Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has distance self from nationwide protests slated for August 1, urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to listen to the plights of Nigerians in order to address the hardship in the country.
The Coalition warned Nigerians on the dangers of organizing or joining the protest, saying that it might lead to destruction.
Addressing a press conference on Friday in Kaduna, the spokesperson of the coalition, Ambassador Kamaladdeen Kabiru said “we shall plan a better protest with clear mission at a better time provided the government did not do the needful”.
“We want to use this medium to express our withdrawal from the planned nationwide protest of 1st to 10th August, 2024 not because we are happy with the government policies but due to the fact that the mission behind the said protest is ambiguous and the leadership of the protest refused to make it clear”.
The group however, reiterated the need for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address the issues of insecurity, hardship, electricity and fuel price hike.
“We equally wish to use this medium to appeal to the president to listen to the plights of the Nigerians and handle the issues of insecurity, hardship and fuel price hike with seriousness. Other issues include, hike in electricity tariff, Tertiary institutions tuition fees hike as well issues the hike in interest rates of commercial banks”.
