The Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation (SGF), George Akume is assembly with ministers on the proposed nationwide protest towards financial hardship by Nigerian youths on Wednesday.
The assembly which was convened behind closed doorways has over 40 ministers from the President’s cupboard in attendance.
A few of the Minister noticed on the assembly embody Nyesom Wike (FCT), Yusuf Tuggar (International Affairs), Zephaniah Jisalo (Particular Duties), Tahir Mamman (Training), and Abubakar Bagudu (Funds and Planning).
Others are Wale Edun (Finance), Mohammed Idris (Data), Bello Matawalle (Defence), David Umahi (Works), and the Nationwide Safety Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, amongst others.
LEADERSHIP remembers that President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday appealed to Nigerians to shelve the deliberate ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest slated for August 1, 2024.
The protest towards financial hardship, which is gaining traction on social media is scheduled to carry throughout the nation in addition to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The organisers of the protest have been faceless.
Costs of meals and primary commodities have gone via the roof within the final months, as Nigerians battle one of many nation’s worst inflation and financial disaster sparked by the federal government’s twin insurance policies of petrol subsidy removing and unification of foreign exchange home windows.
Particulars Later….