President Bola Tinubu has begged Nigerian youths to shelve their planned nationwide protest against hardship and hunger.
The protest is planned to hold
from August 1-10.
Minister of Information,
Mohammed Idris announced this to State House correspondents on Tuesday after a
meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa.
The Minister emphasised that
the President is attentive to the voices of young Nigerians and is working
diligently to address their grievances.
“We also discussed the issue of the country
generally, and Mr President has asked me to again inform Nigerians that he
listens to them, especially the young people that are trying to protest.
“Mr President listens to them;
he takes what they say seriously and he is working assiduously to ensure that
this country is good, not just for today but also for the future.
“On the issue of the planned
protest, Mr President does not see any need for that. He asked them to shelve
that plan and he has asked them to await government’s response to all their
pleas. He has listened to them like I said,” Idris said.
The Minister highlighted recent
developments to underscore the government’s commitment to addressing national
issues.
He listed such developments to
include the National Assembly’s swift passage of the National Minimum Wage bill
transmitted just a day prior, distribution of grains and rice to state
governments to alleviate food insecurity, launch of a student loan programme to
ensure access to higher education regardless of financial background and plans
for a post-NYSC support scheme for unemployed graduates.
Idris stressed that these
initiatives are part of Tinubu’s broader vision for an inclusive government
that leaves no one behind.
“The whole idea is that no one
is left behind. It is an all-inclusive government, and the President is
determined to ensure that no one is left behind in this attempt to march
Nigeria towards progress,” the minister said.
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