Brandishing placards with messages like ‘Enough is Enough,’ ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies,’ ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country,’ ‘Hardship Is Unbearable,’ and ‘Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back,’ the protesters voiced their discontent.

Youths in Niger State have taken to the streets to protest against the hardship in Nigeria. 

Brandishing placards with messages like ‘Enough is Enough,’ ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies,’ ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country,’ ‘Hardship Is Unbearable,’ and ‘Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back,’ the protesters voiced their discontent.

The demonstrators marched through the Abuja-Kaduna expressway in Suleja Local Government Area of the state chanting anti-government songs to express their frustration, Daily Trust reports. 

This protest reflects the growing dissatisfaction among citizens over the economic policies that they believe are worsening their living conditions. 

The demands for the return of fuel subsidies highlight the financial strain many are experiencing.

When SaharaReporters contacted Wasiu Abiodun, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Niger State Command, he asked for time to confirm the situation. 

However, as of the time of this report, he had not responded to our reporter regarding the situation on the ground.

Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow, earlier released a list of 15 demands from Nigerians to President Bola Tinubu’s administration, aimed at addressing the country’s governance challenges. The demands, published on Sowore’s X account, are a result of inputs from Nigerians participating in the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria campaign. 

The demands include: “1. Scrap the 1999 Constitution and replace it with a People-made CONSTITUTION for the Federal Republic of Nigeria through a Sovereign National Conference to be immediately followed by a National Referendum.

“2. Toss the Senate arm of the Nigerian Legislative System, keep the House of Representatives (HOR), and make lawmaking a part-time endeavour.

“3. Pay Nigerian Workers a minimum wage of nothing less than N250,000 monthly.

“4. Invest heavily in education and give Nigerian students grants, not loans. Aggressively pursue free and compulsory education for children across Nigeria.

“5. Release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally and demilitarize the South East.

“6. Renationalise publicly owned enterprises sold to government officials and cronies

7. Reinstate a corruption-free subsidy regime to reduce hunger, starvation and multidimensional poverty.

“8. Probe past and present Nigerian leaders who have looted the treasury, recover their loot, and deposit it in a special account to fund education, healthcare, and infrastructure.

“9. Restructuring of Nigeria to accommodate Nigeria’s diversity, resource control, decentralisation and regional development.