Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has kicked against the nationwide protests planned for August over the hardship in the country.
Igboho in a statement issued late last night, said: “I, Chief Sunday Igboho, am issuing this press release in response to the planned protests by some unknown & faceless individuals, who are working to disintegrate the country.
“Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023, he has implemented revolutionary policies, which his predecessors lacked the political will to pursue. These bold steps have, unsurprisingly, unsettled those who believe it is their birth right to rule Nigeria.
“The Yoruba Nation Movement and I firmly declare that we will not participate in any protest aimed at using the Southwest as a battleground for political upheaval. We stand resolute in our belief that the Yoruba nation will not be a launchpad for disintegrating Nigeria. We recognize that economic hardship is a global phenomenon, not unique to Nigeria.”
Recall, Nigerian youths had fixed August 1, 2024, to commence a 10-day nationwide protest to demand reversal of some government policies that have led Nigeria to its worst cost of living crisis in a generation.
Additionally, food prices have more than doubled since Tinubu last year announced the removal of petrol subsidies. Also, Naira has been floating.
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