… Calls On Tinubu To Fix Economic Or Resigns
Commercial activities were paralysed on Monday in Benin City, the Edo State capital, following a protest by the Edo Civil Society Organizations, (EDOCSO).
The group took their protest march from the Ring Road down to the Akpakpava Road, New Benin, Uselu Share and other busy roads in the city centre.
The protesters who brandished placards with various inscriptions like Nigerians are starving to death; Tinubu, end hunger and suffering in Nigeria; FG, end the hunger in Nigeria now; Tinubu, let Nigerians breath and others, called on president Bola Tinubu to address the problem of economic hardship in Nigeria.
Recall that the group had earlier given president Bola Tinubu and his Vice, Kashim Shettima 14 days ultimatum to quit power or fix the Nigerian economy.
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Addressing newsmen at the venue of the protest, Interim TEC Chairman, Leftist Austine Enabulele, said the 14 days ultimatum given to president Bola Tinubu to fix the Nigerian economy has since elapsed and nothing has been done to address the issue of hunger in the country.
“If you remember on the 10 of February, we did hold a press briefing and gave the federal government two weeks to fix the problems of Nigeria, to fix the suffering and hunger in Nigeria.
“Those two weeks have long expired and nothing has been done. So we have come out today to tell president Bola Tinubu to fix the hunger and suffering in Nigeria, that enough is enough.
“We cannot take pains anymore. Enough of the hunger, enough of the hardship, enough of bad governance in Nigeria.
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“If he can’t fix the problems of Nigeria, he should resign quickly with his voice president, Shettima and let us conduct a fresh election because Nigerians are dying everyday, children are now becoming orphans because their fathers are dying because of the hardship in Nigeria.
“We are saying enough is enough. If he can’t fix the problems of Nigeria, he should resign and go”, Enabulele said.
Leftist Enabulele also decried the dollarization of the Nigerian economy, saying that Nigerians should be used to their currency which is naira.
“He should give value to our naira because Nigerians do not use dollars.
“We cannot be living our lives in dollars. You want to buy something in the market they will tell you that, dollars have increased, you want to buy common pumpkin leaves, they will say dollars have increased.
“We are using naira and they must give value to our naira. If he can’t fix the problems, he should resign”, Enabulele insisted.