SAN FRANCISCO, September 08, (THEWILL) – Residents of Ibadan in Oyo State, on Tuesday took to the streets to express displeasure at the recent hike in the prices of fuel and electricity tariff.
The protesters who gathered at the Awolowo Junction area of the state capital, carried placards with different inscriptions to convey their disapproval, while chanting anti-government songs,
Students and workers joined the civil society groups in the protest to condemn the policies of the Buhari-led administration, describing the recent increment in the prices of electricity and fuel as wicked and one that lacked sound judgment.
A statement by the Chairman, Joint Campus Committee of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Mayowa Opakunle said that “we are out on the streets to register our grievances and show our displeasure at the wicked policies and unjust treatment of Nigerians by the Federal Government. We say no to fuel price hike and electricity tariff increment at this period when many people have lost their jobs, many have not even been paid salaries for the past six months”.
“Prices of food, other goods and services have continued to increase while salaries are either being slashed into half for so many while others don’t even get at all. Students in the state totally reject the increases”.
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