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From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
Osun State Civil Societies Coalition (CSC), on Monday, staged a protest against hardship occasioned by the hike in fuel prices.
They matched from Ayetoro junction to the old garage and ended at the popular Olaiya junction, Osogbo, where they barricaded the road and prevented vehicular movement for almost one hour.
The protest was tagged: “The poor are not breathing: protest rally against economic hardship, commercialization of education, non-provision of palliatives, hike in electricity tariff, hike in fuel price and insecurity.”
Led by their chairman, Waheed Lawal, the protesters lamented the hardship posed by the removal of fuel subsidies, warning that urgent steps must be taken to address the suffering.
“The current economic hardship has pushed millions of Nigerians to poverty, the middle class has fallen, the rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer,” Lawal stated.
Speaking, Comrade Ayo Ologun said the people have rejected the fuel hike, electricity tariff hike, commercialization of education, double taxes, and other harsh economic reforms. He said the government should let the poor breathe.
One of the leaders of the protest, Comrade Emmanuel Olowu dispelled the rumor that hoodlums will hijack the protest coming on Wednesday.
